Men's Lacrosse

Nichols Tops Saint Joseph’s in Season Opener, 13-9

Nichols Tops Saint Joseph’s in Season Opener, 13-9

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: Devin Linscott - 3
A: Shane Puleo - 2
Sv: Logan Skinner - 6
GB: Shane Fors - 7
Nichols
G: 2 Players (#11, #20) - 4
A: Nate Mortimer - 3
Sv: Brian McKinley - 11
GB: Hugh O'Donnell - 8

Team Stats

Nichols
Saint Joseph's (Me.)

Shots

40
39

Ground Balls

47
39

Saves

11
7

Clears

14-17
14-20

Turnovers

26
30

Face Offs Won

13
13

Man Up

2-3
3-8
full stats
Posted: Feb 22, 2019

STANDISH, Maine – Nichols College (1-0) defeated Saint Joseph's College (0-1), 13-9, in what was the 2019 men's lacrosse season-opener for both programs at the SJC Athletics Complex on Friday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The game stood at a 1-1 tie after St. Joe's freshman Devin Linscott (Nashua, N.H.) and Nichols sophomore Jeffrey Wenzel (Medway, Mass.) scored in the first three minutes, but the Bison broke the game open with an 8-1 run and held a 9-2 cushion heading into halftime.

The Monks outscored the Bison by a 7-4 margin in the second two quarters combined, but ultimately the uneven first half proved to be too much to overcome.

STATS OF THE GAME:

The Bison capitalized on two of three man-up situations while the Monks converted on just three of eight man-up scenarios…Nichols held a 47-39 lead in ground balls and a 40-39 edge in shots…both teams won 13 face-offs.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Linscott scored three goals on four shots
  • Sophomore Shane Puleo (Nashua, N.H.) netted a goal with two assists and five ground balls
  • Sophomore Brendan Martin (Nashua, N.H.) added a goal and an assist with three ground balls
  • Junior Shane Fors (Kalamazoo, Mich.) was 12-for-24 with seven ground balls
  • Senior Raymond Emery (Abington, Mass.) picked up four ground balls with a pair of caused turnovers

LEADERS – NICHOLS:

  • Sophomore Brendan Coates (Grafton, Mass.) scored four goals with an assist
  • Wenzel netted four goals on eight shots
  • Senior Casey Campanale (Shrewsbury, Mass.) registered three goals and an assist with four ground balls
  • Junior Hugh O'Donnell (Charlestown, Mass.) dealt a pair of assists with eight ground balls and four caused turnovers
  • Senior Matt O'Connell (Woburn, Mass.) scooped up seven ground balls with seven caused turnovers

THE KEEPERS:

The Monks split time in net, as freshman Michael Janocha (Southampton, Mass.) started and made one save over 30 minutes and sophomore Logan Skinner (Irving, Texas) turned away six shots in the second half.

Nichols senior Brian McKinley (Nashua, N.H.) made nine saves in the victory.

NEXT!

Both teams are off until next Wednesday, when Saint Joseph's hosts Husson University at 6:00 PM and Nichols plays at Rivier University at 6:00 PM.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.

 

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