PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Freshman
Seamus Tattan (West Roxbury, Mass.) scored four times, and 16 different Plymouth State University men's lacrosse players registered points as the Panthers pummeled the University of Southern Maine, 22-4, in a Little East Conference (LEC) matchup at Panther Field on Tuesday afternoon.
The score was deadlocked at 1-1 midway through the first quarter when Plymouth State's offense exploded. The Panthers scored seven straight goals to take an 8-1 lead before the Huskies found the back of the cage near the midpoint of the second quarter. PSU responded with six more tallies to put the game out of reach, and the hosts coasted from there.
Plymouth State improves to 5-5 (1-2 LEC), while the Huskies fall to 3-7 (0-3 LEC).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 22, Southern Maine 4
- Plymouth State (5-5, 1-2 LEC)
- Southern Maine (3-7, 0-3 LEC)
How it Happened:
- Senior Brady Hunt (Billerica, Mass.) broke through five minutes into the contest, but the Huskies pulled even two minutes later.
- PSU responded with four straight goals to close the first quarter, with Tattan scoring twice in the spurt to take a 5-1 lead.
- Sophomore Eli Gomes (Milford, Conn.) opened the second quarter with his second goal of the afternoon to spark a 3-0 run, capped by Tattan's third of the day.
- The Huskies pulled within 8-2 with 8:36 left before halftime, but Plymouth State closed the half with another five goals – with Tattan capping his stellar day before goals from Hunt and a pair by freshman Colby Walden (Londonderry, N.H.) made it 13-2 at the break.
- Eight different Panthers scored in the second half – including the first collegiate goals for freshmen Ryan McInnis (Bridgewater, Mass.), Luke Auteri (Hebron, Conn.), Nahuel Suarez (Westminster, Mass.), and Jack O'Brien (Waltham, Mass.), along with sophomores Andrew Nolan (New Haven, Vt.) and Andrew Burnham (Mansfield, Mass.) – as Plymouth State rolled to the lopsided win.
By the Numbers:
- Walden registered a game-high five points on two goals and three assists while adding five ground balls.
- Gomes logged his first career hat trick and added an assist.
- Tattan set a new personal best with his four-goal effort.
- Freshman Brayden Christian (Lancaster, Mass.) won 18-of-21 faceoffs and collected a game-high nine ground balls.
- Five different Panthers recorded multiple caused turnovers.
- Plymouth State held a 39-6 advantage in shots on goal and went 16-for-18 in clears.
- Southern Maine went 16-for-33 in clears and committed 37 turnovers.
- The Panthers won the ground ball battle, 45-12, and controlled 22-of-29 faceoffs.
- Plymouth State has won each of the last eight meetings between the two programs.
Up Next:
- The Panthers travel to Keene State on Saturday (Apr. 11) for a 1 p.m. clash with the Owls.
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