PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior
Crosby Fay (Waterville Valley, N.H.) led a balanced Plymouth State University attack with four goals to help the Panthers run past Salem State University, 19-3, in a Little East Conference (LEC) men's lacrosse game at Panther Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Fay did all his scoring in the first quarter and Plymouth State notched the first ten goals of the game. The Vikings scored twice in the final 6:26 of the opening half, but PSU controlled play throughout the second half to cruise to the conference win.
Eleven different players scored for the Panthers, while 15 players recorded points. The 19 goals were the most since PSU beat the Vikings 19-0 last April.
Plymouth State wins its fourth straight game to improve to 10-4 (5-1 LEC), while the Vikings drop to 4-10 (0-7 LEC).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 19, Salem State 3
- Plymouth State (10-4, 5-1 LEC)
- Salem State (4-10, 0-7 LEC)
How it Happened:
- Plymouth State did all the scoring in the first quarter as the Panthers stormed out to a 7-0 lead.
- Graduate student Alex Hawkom (Manchester, N.H.) struck first 50 seconds into the game and sophomore Brady Hunt (Billerica, Mass.) doubled the lead 27 seconds later.
- Senior Crosby Fay (Waterville Valley, N.H.) notched his first of the game with 10:43 left in the quarter, before senior Nolan Burke (Worcester, Mass.) made it 4-0 midway through the quarter.
- Fay followed with three straight goals, including a pair just 11 seconds apart, as PSU took a 7-0 lead after one.
- The Panthers continued to expand the margin into the second. Freshman Aiden Renner (Phillipsburg, N.J.) made it 8-0 just over a minute in and sophomores Nic Lorizio (Milton, Mass.) and Ethan Gerry (Atkinson, N.H.) found the back of the cage midway through the stanza for a 10-0 lead.
- Salem State broke through with the final two goals of the frame to trim the deficit to 10-2 at the half.
- Plymouth State coasted through the second half. Sophomore Cam Jenkins (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and Gerry tallied goals in the first five minutes of the third and Gerry struck again with 4:40 left in the quarter.
- Senior Anthony Lorizio (Milton, Mass.) followed with his first of the game 30 seconds later and brother Nic Lorizio added his second of the day in the closing seconds to make it 15-2.
- Junior Aiden O'Loughlin (Londonderry, N.H.) got into the scoring column 11 seconds into the fourth quarter and A. Lorizio extended the lead to 17-2 40 seconds later.
- The Vikings snapped the 7-0 run with a tally with 11 minutes left, but sophomore Josh Manickam (Littleton, Mass.) and N. Lorizio closed out the win with goals for the Panthers to account for the final score.
By the Numbers:
- Plymouth State dominated the ground ball battle by a 63-22 margin and won 23-of-26 faceoffs.
- Fay led the way with four goals, while Gerry and N. Lorizio both scored three times. Sophomore Nate Curtin (Norwell, Mass.) also had a three-point game with three assists.
- Junior Leif Charbonneau (North Grafton, Mass.) was an outstanding 22-2 on faceoffs and grabbed a game-high 13 ground balls.
- N. Lorizio added six ground balls and two caused turnovers to his stat line, while junior Jake Lusardo (Norwalk, Conn.) and freshman Connor Sweeney (Wilton, Conn.) led the way with three caused turnovers apiece.
- Senior Owen McNichols (Manchester, N.H.) picked up the win without facing a shot in the first quarter. Junior Ethan Schena (Methuen, Mass.), sophomore Matt Montoya (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and freshman Colin Dillon (Boxford, Mass.) each made two saves during their quarter of action in goal.
- PSU owned a 39-9 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Panthers' defense limited Salem State to just 18-for-34 in clear attempts, while PSU was successful in 16-of-20 clears.
- Plymouth State has won every meeting between the teams since at least 1997, a run of 23 straight games.
Up Next:
- PSU heads to Keene State on Saturday (Apr. 20) for a key league game with the Owls. Opening faceoff is set for 1:00 p.m.
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