(Courtesy of Colby College Sports Information)

            WATERVILLE, Maine -- Senior Ian Deveau (Portsmouth, R.I.) had three goals and one assist as the Colby College Mules opened up a 6-0 lead in the second quarter en route to a 16-4 victory over University of Southern Maine Huskies in non-conference men's lacrosse Wednesday night at Bill Alfond Field.

            The win snapped a four-game losing skid for the Mules and improved their overall mark to 5-6.  The Huskies dropped their second straight match to slip to 4-7.

            Colby also received two goals apiece from sophomores Derek Youngman (Cohasset, Mass.) and Chip Grossman (Charlottesville, Va.), and senior Keith Fairbrother (Madison, N.J.).  Senior Greg McKillop (Washington, D.C.) added one goal and two assists, while sophomore John Grimaldi (Manchester, Mass.) had one goal and one assist.

            Senior Kyle Baker (Kennebunk, Maine) led USM with two goals, while classmate Mark White (Oakville, Ontario) added one goal and one assist. Junior Dylan Kenney (Portland, Maine) had the other goal for the Huskies.

            The Mules scored three times on goals by Deveau and rookies John Alex Rutan (Walnut Creek, Calif.), and Thomas Brewster (Fairfield, Conn.) in the first 6:52 of the contest to lead 3-0 after one quarter. Colby stretched the lead to 6-0 midway through the second quarter on scores by Youngman, McKillop, and senior Spike Smigelski (Mountain Lakes, N.J.).

            Kenney gave the Huskies some life with an unassisted goal with 4:35 to play, but Grimaldi scored 57 seconds later to push the lead to 7-1. Deveau tallied with just one second remaining to make it 8-2 at halftime.

            Colby took total control in the third quarter, with the only four goals of the period coming in a span of 2:09. Youngman started the run just 35 seconds into the second half and was followed by Deveau and two straight scores from Grossman.

            Fairbrother scored just 54 seconds into the fourth quarter to push Colby's lead to 13-1.  Baker scored two straight goals for USM to make it 13-3 with 10:10 to play.  Fairbrother scored again just 30 seconds after Baker's second goal.  White made it 14-4 with 7:56 to play, but Colby scored the final two goals of the game.

            Sophomore Tyler Will (Woodbury, N.Y.) played the opening three quarters and freshman Dylan Rothenberg (Short Hills, N.J.) played the final 15 minutes in goal for Colby. The two combined for nine saves. Senior Ryan Hatch (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) made nine saves for USM.

            Southern Maine returns home on Saturday (1:00 p.m.) to host the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in a Little East Conference match.  Colby will be at home on Saturday (1:00 p.m.) hosting Williams College in a NESCAC game.