COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team lost to No. 5 Saint Anselm College, 15-8, on Wednesday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play at Duffy Field. The Purple Knights received a vote toward this week's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll, while the Hawks' ranking was according to the USILA poll.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (5-4, 0-4 NE10), Saint Anselm (7-0, 4-0 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Senior Cristian Reyes (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers), 2 goals, 2 assists
- Senior Sebastian Simonson (Spruce Grove, Alberta/Spruce Grove Composite), 2 goals, 1 assist
- Senior Matthew Frawley (Melrose, Mass./Melrose), 1 goal, 1 assist
- First-year Ethan Drake (Greenfield Park, Quebec/Champlain Lennoxville), 1 goal, 1 assist
- Senior Ethan Hughes (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull), 2 assists
- Junior Sean Murphy (Medway, Mass./Medway), 1 goal
- Sophomore Luke Fremault (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy), 1 goal
- Senior Sean Regan (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland), 16 saves
- Senior Cooper Wilson (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 8 faceoff wins, 6 ground balls
- Sophomore Paul Mannke (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham), 4 ground balls
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Charlie Dean, 3 goals
- Senior Colin Mulvey, 2 goals, 1 assist
- Sophomore Mark Boyle, 2 goals, 1 assist
- Junior Quinn Gannon, 17-for-24 faceoffs, 12 ground balls
- Sophomore Finn Granara, 9 saves in 55:50, win
THE ACTION
- Simonson bookended a pair of Saint Anselm goals with strikes of his own, and the teams were tied 2-2 at 7:13 of the opening quarter.
- Junior Chris Claflin's man-up marker at 4:25 ignited a 6-0 run, and the Hawks eventually led 12-3 by 11:27 of the third quarter. Frawley scored for the Purple Knights in the extended 12-1 run.
- Murphy, Drake and Fremault all found the net as Saint Michael's tallied three of the next four goals, trimming the deficit to 13-6 by 11:49 of the final period, but the hosts came no closer
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday vs. Assumption University, 7 p.m.
- The Greyhounds join the Purple Knights in receiving votes toward this week's USILA national poll.
