WORCESTER, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team took down Assumption University, which received votes toward this week's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll, 15-13, on Wednesday during Northeast-10 Conference play at Brian Kelly Stadium.
 
The Purple Knights, who started 3-1 in league play for the second time in four years, were fourth in this week's New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) poll. The Greyhounds are third.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-2, 3-1 NE10), Assumption (5-2, 2-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Sean Regan (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland), 17 saves
• Junior Sebastian Simonson (Spruce Grove, Alberta/Spruce Grove Composite), 2 goals, 4 assists
• Junior Cristian Reyes (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers), 3 goals, 2 assists
• Graduate student Alex Chirgwin (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury), 3 goals
• Sophomore Sean Murphy (Medway, Mass./Medway), 3 goals
• Junior Ethan Hughes (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull), 2 goals
• Senior Dylan Morgan (Ashland, Mass./Ashland), 1 goal, 1 assist
• Senior Nathan Woods (Ottawa, Ontario/Kent School), 1 goal
• Junior Cooper Wilson (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 15-for-31 faceoffs, 7 ground balls

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Ryan Healey, 3 goals, 2 assists
• Sophomore Patrik McGrath, 3 goals, 2 assists
• Senior Sam Maciel, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Senior Ryan Bogar, 3 assists
• Junior Nick Polymeros, 16-for-30 faceoffs, 8 ground balls
• Senior Colin Malone, 5 saves

GAME FACTS

• Wilson pushed his career ground ball total to 214, passing Kevin Simmons '08 (213) to take over second in program history. He trails only Justin Richmond '21 (245).
• Regan came within one save of his career high while backstopping the Purple Knights to victory despite being outshot 61-34.
• Saint Michael's held Assumption to an 0-for-6 showing man up.
• The teams played their fifth consecutive meeting decided by three goals or fewer, with the Purple Knights winning in Worcester for the first time since 2016.
• Saint Michael's and Assumption entered the day among only three NE10 teams remaining with a perfect home mark. The Purple Knights (3-0) and Saint Anselm College (3-0) are the final such teams left.

THE ACTION

• Healey's strike provided Assumption a 3-2 lead 27 seconds into the second period, but the Purple Knights rattled off the next five goals in a matter of 5:30 to take control. Chirgwin tallied twice, including the go-ahead marker at 12:59, while Reyes and Simonson both had a goal and an assist.
• Murphy's goal with 2:45 left pushed the lead to 9-4, and the teams traded three-goal runs between late in the third quarter and early in the fourth, with Murphy scoring to make it 13-8 at 13:28 of the final stanza.
• Four Greyhounds scored in a 4-0 run that brought the hosts within 13-12 on Healey's goal with 3:41 left, but Murphy countered just 42 seconds later, scooping a ground ball off of Hughes' saved shot and tallying from up close. Simonson scored 39 ticks after that, at 2:20, after taking Morgan's feed along the crease.
• McGrath found the net with nine seconds left, but Wilson won the ensuing draw and picked up the ground ball before running out the clock.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday vs. No. 13 Bentley University, 7 p.m.
• The Falcons' national ranking is according to the USILA.
• Saint Michael's is hosting a Hope Happens Here Mental Health Awareness Game that night.