GORHAM, Maine – Junior Pat O'Driscoll (Biddeford, Maine) scored with just under seven minutes left to break a 7-7 tie and give the University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's lacrosse team an 8-7 non-conference win over the Curry College Colonels on Sunday afternoon. O'Driscoll finished the game with four points on two goals and two assists. The Huskies also had a hat trick from junior Owen Gaulrapp (Windham, Maine), two goals and an assist from junior Adam Coley (Valencia, Cail./Cheshire) and a goal and an assist from sophomore Zach Smith (Waterbury, Vt./Harwood Union).
 
Senior goaltender Addison Dietz (Waterbury Center, Vt./ Harwood Union) turned away 12 shots to earn his first win of the season.
 
Nicholas Cole contributed five points for Curry with three goals and two assists. Donovan Mawhinney also had multiple points with a goal and an assist. Curry's Niko DeCola made 10 saves.
 
The Records:
Curry: 0-3
Southern Maine: 3-2
 
Series History:
Today's game was seventh all-time between the two teams and the first since 2018. The win is Southern Maine's first in the series.
 
The Goaltenders:
Curry: Niko DeCola (0-3), 60:00, eight goals allowed, 10 saves
Southern Maine: Addison Dietz (1-0), 60:00, seven goals allowed, 12 saves
 
 
How It Happened:

• Gaulrapp gave the Huskies an early 2-0 lead with back-to-back goals before two goals in just over a minute by Cole tied the game for the Colonels.
• Curry took their first lead of the game 32 seconds into the second quarter on a Kai Johnson goal. The Huskies then tied the score with a goal by Smith from senior Rhys Bridges (Oakland, Maine/Messalonskee). Cole assisted on a goal by Mawhinney to put Curry back ahead only for the Huskies to reclaim the lead at 5-4 thanks to goals by Coley and Gaulrapp. A Kyle Bouley goal evened the score at 5-5 with 7:55 left in the half before Coley put the Huskies back on top 45 seconds later with his second goal of the game.
• After the teams combined for seven goals in the second quarter the offense slowed for both sides with Curry's Jed Cappuccino recording the only goal of the third quarter to tie the game at 6-6.
• O'Driscoll scored an up goal with 10:26 left to put the Huskies ahead 7-6. However, Curry answered with a man-up goal of their own from Cole with 7:43 to go. With each team having a player in the box, Coley found a streaking O'Driscoll with room to run to set up the game-winning goal. A pair of pushing penalties in the final minute of play helped the Huskies retain possession and secure the win.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Curry had a 19-18 lead in shots on goal despite the Huskies leading 34-33 in total shots.
• Southern Maine went 21-for-27 in clears while Curry went 23-for-34.
• Junior Nick Shevchenko led the Huskies' faceoff efforts with an 8-3 record and five ground balls. Freshman Charles Kennedy (Windham, Maine) went 4-4 on faceoffs as the Huskies led 12-7 in stat.
• Shevchenko and Gaulrapp led the Huskies with five ground balls each. The Huskies had 31 total ground balls compared to Curry's 29.
• Junior Lucas Rego (Dracut, Mass./Lowell Catholic) had a good game defensively with three ground balls and a caused turnover.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will play again on Monday, March 16 at Maine Maritime Academy. The game is scheduled for 5:00 pm.