COLCHESTER, Vt. - In a meeting between Northeast-10 Conference programs receiving national votes, the Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team lost to Assumption University, 9-5, on Saturday evening on Duffy Field. Both squads received votes this week from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-5, 0-5 NE10), Assumption (9-2, 4-2 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Sean Regan (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland), 18 saves
• Senior Sebastian Simonson (Spruce Grove, Alberta/Spruce Grove Composite), 1 goal, 2 assists
• First-year Andrew Burke (Portland, Maine/Deering), 1 goal, 3 caused turnovers, 2 ground balls
• Senior Cristian Reyes (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers), 1 goal, 2 ground balls
• Junior Sean Murphy (Medway, Mass./Medway), 1 goal
• Sophomore Thomas Cahill (Georgetown, Mass./Georgetown), 1 goal
• Senior Cooper Wilson (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 8-for-18 faceoffs, 4 ground balls
• Junior Gavin Proutt (Baltimore, Md./Boys' Latin School of Maryland), 3 ground balls
• Junior Benjamin Riggs (Plainville, Mass./King Philip Regional), 3 ground balls

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Ryan Bogar, 2 goals, 2 assists
• Graduate student Brady McNulty, 2 goals, 1 assist
• First-year Shane Corcoran, 10 saves
• Sophomore Connor Stack, 6-for-9 faceoffs, 6 ground balls
• Junior Trent Sargent, 6 caused turnovers
• Junior Declan Turner, 5 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers

GAME FACTS

• Simonson, who needs seven goals to tie Pete Donnally's '13 career school record (127), also has 23 assists this season, tying for eighth in program annals, within six of Mike Simonelli's '96 30-year-old mark.
• Regan was one save short of matching his career high.

THE ACTION

• Off of the opening faceoff, Burke forced a turnover and scored just 15 seconds into the game, sparking his team to a 3-0 lead. Cahill tallied at 10:14 of the first period before Reyes scored off of Simonson's feed at 6:53.
• Bogar put his team on the board with 3:12 left for Assumption's lone first-quarter strike, but the visitors netted the only three goals in the second frame to take a 4-3 lead into halftime. Sophomore Brian Shortt's goal at 7:08 put the Greyhounds ahead.
• Bogar scored once and handed out two assists in helping the visitors score the first five goals of the second half, capping a 9-0 run that he started in the first stanza.
• Murphy scored off of a Simonson pass at 6:43 of the fourth before Simonson found the net himself with 1:20 left. Wilson won the ensuing faceoff before having a shot saved, and the hosts never again possessed.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Next Saturday vs. American International College, 7 p.m.
• The Purple Knights honor their seniors that day.