(Box
Score)
GORHAM, Maine - Sophomore Tim Bryant
(Peterborough, N.H.) had three goals and a record-tying six assists
Tuesday afternoon to lead the University of Southern Maine past
Plymouth State University, 17-8, in a Little East Conference men's
lacrosse game at Hodgdon Field.
The win was the Huskies' first in 10 games against the Panthers,
and snapped a two-game losing streak. The Huskies improve to 6-5
overall and 2-2 in the conference. The six wins is a single-season
record for the program. The Panthers, who had a two-game winning
streak halted, slip to 4-5 overall and 2-2 in LEC play.
Bryant scored all three of his goals in the first half to help USM
build a 7-4 lead by halftime. His six assists, five coming in the
second half, equaled the USM single-game record set by Nick Rich in
2002 and equaled last season by senior Preston Gilbert (Saco,
Maine/Cheverus).
Sophomore Chris Gassman (Kennebunk, Maine) and junior Josh Reinhold
(Tampa, Fla.) also had three goals for USM. Freshmen Kayle Hamilton
(Buxton, Maine/Bony Eagle) and Willie Joy (Portland, Maine/Deering)
added two goals apiece. Senior goalie James Suriyodorn (Deer Park,
N.Y.) recorded 12 saves.
Junior Brian Giroux (Wolfeboro Falls,
N.H./Brewster Academy), sophomore Andrew Eriksen
(Beverly, Mass.) and senior Jordan Buzzell (Bath,
Maine/Morse) led PSU with two goals apiece. Eriksen also had two
assists. Senior Conor McCullough (Dover,
N.H./Oyster River) contributed a goal and an assist. Goalies
Billy Morgan (Winchester, Mass.) and Jack
Tyo (East Sandwich, Mass.) combined to make 11 saves for
PSU.
Leading by two, 9-7, following a goal by PSU junior Adam
Rothbart (Portland, Maine/Deering) with 59 seconds to play
in the third quarter, the Huskies would score eight unanswered
goals to pull away. Gassman scored twice before the third quarter
ended, and tallied his third in the opening minute of the fourth to
make it 12-7.
Southern Maine is back in action on Thursday (4:00 p.m.) when it
hosts Maine Maritime Academy. Plymouth State is at New England
College on Thursday (4:00 p.m.)
(Courtesy of Southern Maine Sports Information)
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