GORHAM, Maine – Senior Nick James (Portland, Maine/Deering) scored five goals for the University of Southern Maine men's lacrosse team in a 16-9 loss to the Plymouth State Panthers on Tuesday evening in Gorham. The Plymouth State offense was led by Jake Dolcimascolo with four goals and two assists. Crosby Fay also scored four goals for the Panthers and had an assist. With the loss the Huskies drop to 2-5 in conference play and 4-11 overall and the Panthers extend their winning streak to five games and are 5-2 in the LEC and 12-3 overall.
 
When and Where: April 25, 2023 – Gorham, Maine – Hannaford Field
 
The Records: Plymouth State: 12-3, 5-2 LEC; Southern Maine: 4-11, 2-5 LEC
 
The Goalies: 
PSU: Owen McNichols: 11-3, 10 saves, nine goals allowed, .526 save percentage
USM: Addison Dietz (Waterbury Center, Vt./Harwood Union): 2-8, 11 saves, 16 goals allowed, .407 save percentage
 
How It Happened:

• After Plymouth State scored the first two goals of the game senior Omar Contreras (Portland, Maine/Deering) cut the lead in half with a goal before Dolcimascolo scored with 12 seconds left in the quarter to make the score 3-1 Panthers after one.
• The Panthers scored four straight goals to open the second but saw their lead quickly cut down to just 7-4 as the Huskies ended the half on a 3-0 run thanks to a James goal sandwiched between two from junior Schuyler Wetmore (Cumberland Center, Maine/Greely).
• In the third quarter Dolcimascolo and Wetmore traded goals to keep the Panther lead at three goals. Fay then put the Panthers ahead 10-5 with back-to-back goals before James countered the feat with two of his own. However, in the final minute of play Fay scored a man-down goal to shift momentum in Plymouth State's favor.
• Fay added another goal in the first minute of the fourth and the Panthers ended the game on a 5-2 run. Both Dolcimascolo and James scored twice in the final quarter.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Dolcimascolo and James each had six points to lead all players followed by Fay's five.
• Reigning Little East Conference Defensive Player of the Week Dylan Whitney (Wells, Maine) led the Huskies with five ground balls and caused two turnovers.
• Mike Fleury scored twice for Plymouth State.
• The Panthers won 19 of the 29 face-offs with Leif Charbonneau going 13-for-14 with seven ground balls.

Up Next: The final regular season game for the Huskies will be on Friday at Eastern Connecticut State with both teams fighting for a final spot in the 2023 LEC Championship Tournament. The game will start at 4PM.