Tough Road Loss for Men's Lacrosse Against Saint Joseph's (Maine)

STANDISH, ME - The Elms College Men's Lacrosse team ventured to Saint Joseph's College (ME) in conference action, Saturday afternoon.

BASICS
Score: Elms College 7 | Saint Joseph's College (ME) 19
Records: Blazers 1-2, 0-1 (GNAC) | Monks 3-2, 1-0 (GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Elms would start the contest with two early unassisted goals from first-years Jesse Hagen (Cold Spring, NY) and Luciano Jordan Canino (Dalton, MA), but Saint Joseph's would score three-straight goals to take a 3-2 lead. Sophomore Connor Tobin (Northampton, MA) would tie the game up, but the Monks would score three more goals to head into the first break with a 6-3 lead over the Blazers. The second quarter would see Saint Joseph's score six unanswered goals to head into halftime with a 12-3 lead.

Hagen put a jolt of offensive life early in the third quarter, after scoring a second unassisted goal, but the Monks regained the momentum by scoring another six goals throughout the quarter. The fourth quarter would see three goals from the Blazers; Canino, junior Matthew Salerno (Campbell Hall, NY), and first-year Ethan Menard (West Springfield, MA), but Saint Joseph's would be too much for Elms to handle in their program's first road contest.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• First-year Casey Dmochowski (Rutland, MA) faced 43 shots, saving 24.

• Hagen notched two goals and three ground balls

• Canino added a pair of goals on five shots

• First-year Cam Gillis (Feeding Hills, MA) picked up four ground balls and two caused turnovers

UP NEXT: The Elms College Men's Lacrosse team travels to Mount Saint Vincent College on Wednesday, March 20 with a 7 PM start.

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