MANCHESTER, N.H. - The 20th-ranked Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team put together its second straight strong showing against a top-six outfit on Wednesday during a 13-11 loss against No. 2 Saint Anselm College at Grappone Stadium. The Northeast 10 Conference counterparts' rankings were according to this week's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-3, 1-3 NE10), Saint Anselm (8-0, 4-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Sean Murphy (Medway, Mass./Medway), 4 goals
• Sophomore Nate Gulachenski (Southboro, Mass./Algonquin Regional), 13 saves
• First-year Braeden Murphy (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place), 2 goals, 1 assist
• First-year Chris Davis (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park), 2 assists
• Senior Owen Balfour (Mashpee, Mass./Mashpee), 1 goal
• Junior Luke Fremault (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy), 1 goal
• First-year Mason Buckley (Canton, Conn./Canton), 1 goal
• First-year Miles McGuire (Brighton, N.Y./Brighton), 1 goal (1st career)
• First-year Zeke Peraza (Los Angeles, Calif./Saint Francis), 1 goal
• Junior Paul Mannke (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham), 1 assist, 4 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Noah Poirier (Dalton, Mass./Wahconah Regional), 8 faceoff wins, 7 ground balls
• Junior Taylor Wiercinski (Groton, Mass./Lawrence Academy), 3 ground balls
• Junior Travis Keel (Temecula, Calif./Great Oak), 2 caused turnovers

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Senior Quinn Gannon, 20-for-28 faceoffs, 11 ground balls
• Junior Mark Boyle, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Sophomore Ben Turpin, 3 goals, 1 assist
• Sophomore Matt Lemay, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Finn Granara, 6 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights played their third consecutive contest against a ranked team that was decided by two goals or less, having downed No. 17 Southern New Hampshire University, 11-10, on March 21 before losing just 6-5 against No. 6 Pace University on Saturday.
• The contest featured a match-up between two of the top three faceoff men in Division II, as Gannon entered the day leading the nation in faceoff winning percentage and Poirier was third.
• Saint Michael's did not fail a clear in 24 attempts.

THE ACTION

• Boyle scored 42 seconds into the game to give his team the lead for good en route to the Hawks leading 7-2 by 12:23 of the second stanza.
• Sean Murphy scored twice during a 5-1 counter, including as Saint Michael's tallied four straight goals to cut the deficit to 8-7 on Peraza's strike at 11:08 of the third period.
• Four Hawks scored once apiece in a 4-0 response, with senior Chris Claflin putting Saint Anselm up 12-7 at 12:34 of the fourth quarter.
• Saint Michael's scored four of the game's final five goals, with Sean Murphy netting the final two, including the last one with nine seconds to go.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at No. 19 Assumption University, 3 p.m.
• The Greyhounds' national ranking was according to the USILA.