FROSTBURG, Md. - Senior Mike Nelson (Worcester, Mass./Auburn) made eight of his 17 saves in the fourth quarter during his first college start to backstop the Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team to an 11-9 win over Frostburg State University on Friday at Bobcat Stadium.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-0), Frostburg State (0-1)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Nelson, 17 saves (career high), 2 ground balls
• First-year Zeke Peraza (Los Angeles, Calif./Saint Francis), 3 goals, 3 ground balls
• Senior Sean Murphy (Medway, Mass./Medway), 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls
• Sophomore Ethan Drake (Greenfield Park, Quebec/Champlain Lennoxville), 2 goals, 1 assist
• Sophomore Noah Poirier (Dalton, Mass./Wahconah Regional), 17-for-24 faceoffs, 7 ground balls
• Senior Owen Balfour (Mashpee, Mass./Mashpee), 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Mason Buckley (Canton, Conn./Canton), 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Chris Davis (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park), 1 goal, 2 assists
• Junior Thomas Cahill (Georgetown, Mass./Georgetown), 1 goal
• Junior Paul Mannke (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham), 4 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• Junior Taylor Wiercinski (Groton, Mass./Lawrence Academy), 4 ground balls
• Sophomore Andrew Burke (South Portland, Maine/Deering), 4 ground balls
• Sophomore Matt O'Donnell (Marshfield, Mass./Cardinal Spellman), 3 caused turnovers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Hayden Celio, 3 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls
• Senior Graham Allison, 2 goals
• Senior Sean Mullineaux, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Junior Jack Smith, 16 saves
• Junior Ryder Walter, 5 ground balls, 5 caused turnovers

GAME FACTS

• Nelson earned the win in his first career start after totaling 29 saves in 15 contests entering the day.

THE ACTION

• After Allison scored the game's first goal with 2:29 gone in the opening quarter, the Purple Knights responded with a 5-1 run courtesy of five different goal scorers en route to leading 6-3 with 4:32 left in the second.
• The Bobcats rattled off a tying 3-0 run in a matter of 1:08, with Celio scoring twice, and the teams were tied at halftime, 6-6.
• Saint Michael's outscored Frostburg State, 4-1, in a key third quarter, with Peraza netting a pair, including the marker that put his team ahead for good with 4:42 left.
• Senior Matt Williams and Mullineaux scored 2:09 apart in the fourth period to make it 10-9 by 9:40, but Drake turned in the lone goal down the stretch, at 4:45, and Nelson made seven saves in the final stanza alone.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday vs. Walsh University at Frostburg State, 11 a.m.