PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team opened Northeast-10 Conference play with a 16-11 loss to No. 11 Pace University on Wednesday in Pace Stadium. The Purple Knights received a vote toward this week's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll, while the Setters' national ranking is according to the USILA.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (2-1, 0-1 NE10), Pace (4-0, 1-0 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Sophomore Sebastian Simonson (Spruce Grove, Alberta/Spruce Grove Composite), 3 goals, 2 assists
- Senior Max Katavolos (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport), 3 goals, 2 ground balls
- Senior Drew Collins (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 ground balls
- Sophomore Cristian Reyes (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers), 2 goals
- Senior Alex Chirgwin (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 2 assists
- Junior Nathan Woods (Ottawa, Ontario/Kent School), 1 goal, 2 caused turnovers
- Sophomore Ethan Hughes (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull), 1 goal
- Sophomore Sean Regan (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland), 10 saves, 3 ground balls in 30 minutes, loss
- Junior Spencer Scardino (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 9 saves, 2 ground balls in 30 minutes of relief
- Sophomore Cooper Wilson (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 8 faceoff wins, 4 ground balls
- Junior Michael Cammarata Jr. (North Andover, Mass./Saint John's Prep), 3 ground balls
- Junior Lochlan Sheridan (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead), 3 caused turnovers
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Sophomore Daniel Zabbia, 7 goals
- Senior Anthony Caputo, 2 goals, 4 assists
- First-year Declan Landers, 3 goals
- Junior Maxwell Streety, 21-for-29 faceoffs, 13 ground balls
- Graduate student Louis Ragusa, 11 saves
GAME FACTS
- Simonson recorded his fourth consecutive five-point game.
- Collins has handed out 11 assists in three games this season after notching nine in 15 outings in 2022.
- Katavolos pushed his career point total to 93.
- Saint Michael's is fourth in this week's New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) poll.
- The Purple Knights have now played three games in as many states this season.
THE ACTION
- The teams went back and forth through the first quarter and a half, when neither led by more than two goals. Simonson's strike off of Collins' second straight assist gave the Purple Knights a 2-1 edge at 4:24 of the first quarter, but Zabbia scored twice in a 4-1 response.
- Down 5-3, Saint Michael's received goals from Hughes (10:03) and Katavolos (9:01) 62 seconds apart to level the score midway through the second stanza.
- Pace countered with the next six goals, with Zabbia tallying four himself. The Setters never again led by fewer than five goals.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday vs. University of Bridgeport, 1 p.m.
