BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. – A 12 goal first half lifted lacrosse to their third straight Little East Conference win as they defeated Massachusetts Maritime Academy by the final of 20-9 Saturday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 20, Mass. Maritime Academy 9
UMass Boston (9-2, 3-0 Little East Conference)
Mass. Maritime Academy (3-7, 1-2 Little East Conference)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Gavin Admirand led the Beacons attack with nine points in the win over the Buccaneers. Of the 12 goals scored in the first 30 minutes, four belonged to the senior All-American. He capped-off the night with a combined seven goals, which was a season-high.
Defensively, the Beacons held MMA to just four goals all in the first quarter, as junior netminder
Trevor Koppy held the Buccaneers scoreless in the second frame. Koppy made 11 stops to improve to 8-1 on the season.
Jacob Banks and
Darragh Fahey helped to lead the Beacons with three goals each.
Chris Palin and
Patrick Carey each caused two turnovers, while face-off man
Jason McNeany collected eight ground balls.
Jack Dobrzynski picked up 10 face-off wins, with McNeany finishing right behind with nine wins on the "X".
BY THE NUMBERS
- Saturday's contest was the first Little East Conference game between the Beacons and the Buccaneers
- All-time the Beacons are now 20-12 against MMA
- UMB has now won five of their last six meetings
- Saturday's game was UMB's first trip to Buzzards Bay since 2010 when they earned a 14-13 win
- With his nine points, Admirand now sits eighth all-time in career points with 166
- UMass Boston led 45-43 in ground balls, while MMA finished 46-40 in total shots
- Beacons were 29-34 in clear attempts, and 3-5 on man-up opportunities
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Southern Maine on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. conference game.
