COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team forged its second straight program-record 4-0 start by virtue of a 17-5 victory over D'Youville University on Sunday at Duffy Field. The Purple Knights were fifth in this week's New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-0), D'Youville (4-2)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Nate Gulachenski (Southboro, Mass./Algonquin Regional), 9 saves in 53:44, 1 assist, win
• First-year Chris Davis (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park), 5 goals
• Sophomore Noah Poirier (Dalton, Mass./Wahconah Regional), 1 assist, 19-for-20 faceoffs, 14 ground balls
• Senior Sean Murphy (Medway, Mass./Medway), 2 goals, 2 assists
• Sophomore Ethan Drake (Greenfield Park, Quebec/Champlain Lennoxville), 2 goals, 2 assists
• First-year Braeden Murphy (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place), 2 goals, 3 ground balls
• Sophomore Noah Veroneau (South Portland, Maine/Thornton Academy), 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Zeke Peraza (Los Angeles, Calif./Saint Francis), 1 goal, 3 ground balls
• Junior Taylor Wiercinski (Groton, Mass./Lawrence Academy), 1 goal
• First-year Mason Buckley (Canton, Conn./Canton), 1 goal
• First-year Cody Ehmann (North Granby, Conn./Granby Memorial), 1 goal (1st career)
• First-year James O'Connell (North Bellmore, N.Y./Saint Anthony's), 1 goal
• Sophomore Jake Moran (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa), 4-for-5 faceoffs, 3 ground balls
• Junior Travis Keel (Temecula, Calif./Great Oak), 3 caused turnovers
• Junior Paul Mannke (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham), 3 ground balls
• Junior Brady Marston (Danville, N.H./Timberlane Regional), 1 save in 6:16 of relief

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Stefano Evan, 3 goals
• Sophomore Casey Berns, 12 saves in 52:59, loss

GAME FACTS

• Gulachenski earned his first college win in his first career start. By dishing an assist, he joined senior goalie Mike Nelson (Worcester, Mass./Auburn) in both handing out helpers this season. Entering the day, Gulachenski had seen one minute and 55 seconds of action during his career, all in one game last year.

THE ACTION

• In a 1-1 game, Sean Murphy (7:57) and Wiercinski (7:23) scored 34 seconds apart midway through the first quarter to spark a 6-0 run. Davis scored twice in that stretch.
• D'Youville used a 3-2 run to pull within 9-4 at 10:21 of the third on Evan's goal, but four different Purple Knights tallied during a 4-0 response, kicking off a game-ending 8-1 run.
• Midway through the fourth quarter, Gulachenski scooped his team's fourth ground ball during one clearance sequence before lobbing a pass 30 yards downfield for O'Donnell, who carried through the middle of the defense and straight to net at 6:16.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Sunday at two-time defending national champion Adelphi University, 1 p.m.
• The Panthers are ranked first in the latest United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll.