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April 25, 2007
Men's Lacrosse: Mass Maritime 19 Norwich 11
Northfield, VT - The Buccaneers exploded for six goals in the second and fourth periods en route to a 19-11 victory over the Cadets at Howard Field. The win boosts Mass Maritime's record to 4-7 overall and 2-5 in Pilgrim League play, while Norwich drops to 2-8 in all games played and 0-7 in conference action.
The Cadets jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the game with Drew Caplin accounting for two scores. NU led 4-3 after the first period and increased the lead to 8-6 with just over five minutes to play in the half. MMA then scored three goals over the final 3:10, capped off with Nick Hanney's goal with one second on the clock, to take a 9-8 halftime lead.
The Buccaneers' offense and defense combined to take command in the third, scoring four goals and holding the Cadets to one for a 13-9 lead. MMA scored four straight goals over the first six minutes of the final period and cruised to the eight-point victory.
John Herman and Matt Fisher led MMA with three goals each. Conner Burke, Alex Sherr, Sean Flanigan, Sean Lusigan, and Hanney tallied two goals apiece.
Caplin led Norwich with four goals, while Kyle Marzeoti helped out with three goals. Colin Smith totaled two goals, while Cody Hardenburgh and Kyle Rogers each scored one to round out the scoring for the Cadets.
In shots-on-goal, Mass Maritime bested Norwich, 37-20. MMA netminder Alex Deveaux made nine saves, while NU goalies Joe Phelan and Mike Slack combined for 18 stops.
Both Norwich and Mass Maritime will close out Pilgrim League play on Saturday. The Cadets will play at Babson at 6:00 pm, while the Buccaneers play at Lasell at 1:00 pm.
