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14
Winner St. Michael's ST. MICH 5-4, 2-4
11
Franklin Pierce FRANKLIN 4-7, 1-5
Winner
St. Michael's ST. MICH
5-4, 2-4
14
Final
11
Franklin Pierce FRANKLIN
4-7, 1-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Michael's ST. MICH 4 2 3 5 14
Franklin Pierce FRANKLIN 2 3 4 2 11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Fourth-Quarter Spurt Sends Men's Lacrosse Past Franklin Pierce, 14-11

RINDGE, N.H. - A key 3-0 spurt midway through the fourth quarter put the Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team in front for good in a 14-11 victory over Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday during a Northeast-10 Conference contest at Sodexo Field. The Purple Knights received a vote toward this week's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll.

RECORDS

  • Saint Michael's (5-4, 2-4 NE10), Franklin Pierce (4-6, 1-5 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

  • Sophomore Cooper Wilson (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 18-for-29 faceoffs, 13 ground balls (career high)
  • Sophomore Sebastian Simonson (Spruce Grove, Alberta/Spruce Grove Composite), 4 goals, 2 assists
  • Sophomore Cristian Reyes (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers), 2 goals, 4 assists
  • Senior Drew Collins (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 2 goals, 2 assists
  • Sophomore Ethan Hughes (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull), 2 goals, 1 assist
  • Senior Max Katavolos (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport), 2 goals
  • Junior Dylan Morgan (Ashland, Mass./Ashland), 1 goal, 1 assist
  • Junior Nathan Woods (Ottawa, Ontario/Kent School), 1 goal
  • Junior Rocky Grillone (Brockton, Mass./Cardinal Spellman), 7 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers
  • Sophomore Sean Regan (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland), 5 saves in 30 minutes
  • Junior Spencer Scardino (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 6 saves in 30 minutes of relief, win

OPPONENT LEADERS

  • Senior Caleb Ikkela, 3 goals, 2 assists
  • Graduate student Joe Nutting, 3 goals
  • Sophomore Mike Masterpolo, 13 saves

GAME FACTS

  • The Purple Knights won at Franklin Pierce for the first time since April 13, 2013.
  • Saint Michael's held a 34-32 edge in ground balls, the hosts had a 40-38 lead in shots, and both squads committed 17 turnovers.
  • While also tying his career high in faceoff wins, Wilson became the fifth player in program history with 100 victories in a single season (106).
  • Reyes set a career high with the six points.
  • The Purple Knights were fourth in this week's New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) rankings.

THE ACTION

  • After Nutting netted the game's opening goal at 12:32 of the first quarter, Saint Michael's responded with four tallies in a matter of 4:03, as Woods (8:35), Simonson (6:59), Hughes (6:32) and Collins (4:32) all scored.
  • Ikkela's goal with 17 seconds to go sparked a tying 3-0 run that carried into the second frame.
  • Katavolos and Reyes scored 39 seconds apart to give the visitors a 6-4 lead with 3:05 left.
  • Franklin Pierce tied the game on four different occasions during the second half but never took the lead.
  • After Ikkela drew the Ravens even at 8:13 of the fourth quarter, making it 10-10, Simonson potted a goal 52 seconds later that gave Saint Michael's the final lead. Katavolos scored at 6:45, and Simonson capped the quick 3-0 spurt at 5:30, as the Purple Knights scored three times in 1:51 to take control.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

  • Saturday vs. No. 10 Saint Anselm College, 7 p.m.
  • The Hawks' national ranking is according to this week's USILA national poll.
  • Saint Anselm qualified for the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
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