Men's Lacrosse

Saint Joseph’s Tops Anna Maria, Clinches Playoff Berth

Saint Joseph’s Tops Anna Maria, Clinches Playoff Berth

Game Leaders

Anna Maria
G: Tommy Girard - 3
A: Nick Massaro - 3
Sv: Griffin Moore - 9
GB: 2 Players (#5, #42) - 9
Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: 5 Players (#2, #6, #22, #26, #28) - 2
A: 5 Players (#6, #7, #14, #22, #26) - 2
Sv: Ryan Boutiette - 10
GB: Eli Arsenault - 10

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Anna Maria

Shots

38
40

Ground Balls

47
53

Saves

17
9

Clears

15-19
7-12

Turnovers

21
22

Face Offs Won

7
14

Man Up

2-8
2-12
full stats
Posted: Apr 26, 2022

PAXTON, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College (5-12, 3-7 GNAC) defeated Anna Maria College (5-11, 3-7 GNAC), 11-7, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's lacrosse action on Tuesday night.

PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS:

With the triumph, the Monks secure the #8 seed in the GNAC Tournament and will play at either Lasell University or Norwich University in a quarterfinal contest this weekend. The entire GNAC Tournament bracket will be announced later this week.

With the loss, the AMCATS' 2022 season comes to a close.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

St. Joe's trailed by a 3-2 score going into the second but opened the second stanza on a 4-1 run – which included a pair of goals from senior Nathan Varle (Saco, Maine) – en route to securing a 6-5 lead going into intermission.

Knowing their playoff hopes depended on the game's outcome, the Monks came out firing in the third period with three straight goals from Xavier Michaud (Wales, Maine), Max Lacy (Salisbury, N.H.) and Timothy Goodfellow (Wayland, Mass.) to claim a 9-5 lead and put the game out of reach.

TEAM STATS:

The AMCATS held the lead in shots (40-38), shots on goal (24-20), ground balls (53-47) and face-off wins (14-7) in a losing effort.

THE KEEPERS:

Saint Joseph's split time in the cage as junior starter Brannon Gilbert (Gray, Maine) made seven saves in the first half and freshman Ryan Boutiette (Burrillville, R.I.) posted 10 saves and allowed just two goals in the second stanza.

Anna Maria netminder Griffin Moore made nine saves for the hosts.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

  • Goodfellow scored two goals with two assists while picking up seven ground balls
  • Lacy tallied two goals, two assists and five ground balls
  • Michaud posted two goals and two assists and Varle added a pair of markers
  • First-year Calvin Heline (Amesbury, Mass.) scored two goals with a pair of ground balls
  • Senior Wyatt LeBlanc (Arundel, Maine) added a goal and two assists
  • Junior Eli Arsenault (Saco, Maine) dealt two assists and picked up a game-high 10 ground balls

LEADERS – ANNA MARIA:

  • Tommy Girard scored three goals and Nicolas Pasqualini added a pair of scores
  • Nathan Powers was 14-for-21 on face-off attempts and picked up nine ground balls

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

Saint Joseph's is 10-0 all-time versus Anna Maria College.

 

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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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