April 16, 2009

STANDISH, ME - St. Joe's (3-10, 1-5 NAC) fell to Salem State (5-6), 16-7, in non-conference men's lacrosse action at Lakeside Field on Thursday afternoon. Paul Dolewa '12 (Saco, ME) scored twice and Ryan Prescott '09 (Pittsfield, NH) collected nine ground balls in the losing effort.

The Vikings scored three times in the opening four minutes and, after Dolewa notched his first tally of the contest, went on to outscore the Monks 7-1 in the first quarter. The visitors recorded three shorthanded goals during the opening run, with Rob Mulroy '10 (Swampscott, MA) netting two of them.

Kody Peckham '11 (West Gardiner, ME) and Luke LaFreniere '10 (Alton, NH) scored the game's next two goals to cut the Monks' deficit to 7-3. But Salem State went on another scoring streak, with four straight markers to close out the half and another to start the third quarter, making it a 12-3 game.

Benson Pasquarello '12 (Kennebunk, ME) scored a man-up goal with 11:19 to play in the third to cut the Vikings' lead to 12-4. The visitors answered by scoring three goals to close out the quarter with a 15-4 cushion.

Salem State added another goal in the final quarter while St. Joe's scored three times to make the final score 16-7. Blake Edwards '11 (Glide, OR), Dolewa and Jonathan Horgan '12 (Hingham, MA) notched the SJC goals in the fourth.

Elliot LaMarre '11 (Raymond, ME) won 11 of 19 face off attempts for Saint Joseph's and Andrew Moravick '10 (Biddeford, ME) corralled five ground balls. Prescott's nine ground balls is a new career high for the senior midi. SJC goalkeeper Don Gearan '12 (Gorham, ME) made eight saves between the pipes.

For the Vikings, Mulroy and Mark Duran '10 (Lynn, MA) both netted three goals, while Scott Aronian '09 (Chelmsford, MA) and Padriac Boscoe '09 (Dartmouth, MA) added two scores apiece. Starting keeper Brendan Gill '11 (Chelmsford, MA) made nine saves and allowed three goals and Kyle Tuneburg '12 (Beverly, MA) posted eight stops with four goals allowed in 27:40 of play.

Saint Joseph's will host NAC opponent Johnson State on Saturday at 1:00 PM. Salem State will host LEC rival Southern Maine on Saturday at 1:00 PM.