STANDISH, Maine – Four Monks scored three or more goals as the Saint Joseph's College of Maine Monks took down the University of Southern Maine Huskies 16-7 on Wednesday afternoon in Standish. Max Lacy (Salisbury, N.H./Merrimack) led the offensive attack for the Monks, scoring five goals and tallying two assists.
When and Where: Wednesday, March 23 – Saint Joseph's College of Maine – Lakeside Field
Score: St. Joe's 16, Southern Maine 7
History: This was the 13th matchup between the two teams. The Huskies now lead the series 8-5.
The Records: Southern Maine: 2-4, St. Joe's 1-5
The Goaltenders:
Southern Maine:
Nathan Plourde (Otisfield, ME/Oxford Hills): 16 saves, .500 save percentage.
St. Joe's:
Brannon Gilbert (Gray, Maine/Gray-New Gloucester): 16 saves, .696 save percentage
How It Happened/Inside the Box Score:
-The Huskies got out to a fast start as Nick James (Portland, Maine/Deering) scored his first goal of the game just over a minute into play to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead.
-The Monks and Huskies went on to trade goals throughout the first period as Schuyler Wetmore (Cumberland Center, Maine/Greely) and James scored for USM and Lacy, Timothy Goodfellow (Wayland, Mass./Wayland), and Calvin Heline (Amesbury, Mass./Essex North Shore) scored for St. Joe's.
-Tied 3-3 going into the second quarter, James, Robby Pini (Natick, Mass./Natick), and
Tucker Nussinow (Winthrop, Maine/Kent Hills School) scored three straight goals to put the Huskies up 6-3 at the half.
-Stellar play in the net from the Monk's Gilbert held the Huskies to just one more goal throughout the contest.
-St. Joe's scored five consecutive goals in the third quarter, and eight consecutive goals in the fourth quarter before Aman Zusner (Lyman, Maine/Massabesic) tallied the Huskies' seventh goal of the night with just over a minute left in regulation.
-The Monks out-shot the Huskies 65-38 and won 15-of-25 faceoffs. The Huskies edged out the Monks on turnovers, giving up the ball just 17 times to the Monks 23.
-Pini collected ten ground balls during the game, surpassing the 250 mark and bringing his career total to 259.
Up Next: The Huskies will travel to Northern Vermont University- Lyndon for a non-conference game at 1pm on Sunday, March 27.
