Southern Maine Athletics

GORHAM, Maine – Matt Hutchings scored a game-leading five goals and had an assist for the UMass Boston Beacons on Wednesday evening in a 29-6 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in Little East Conference men's lacrosse action. Ryan Steckman-Buck tied with Hutchings for the most points in the game with six on three goals and three assists. Junior Pat O'Driscoll (Biddeford, Maine) led the Huskies with two goals and an assist in his first game since March 8.
 
Juniors Owen Gaulrapp (Windham, Maine) and Lucas Rego (Dracut, Mass./Lowell Catholic) each recorded a goal and an assist for the Huskies. Southern Maine also had goals from junior Kaden Manning (Alfred, Maine/Massabesic) and sophomore Zach Smith (Waterbury, Vt./Harwood Union).
 
Junior Brycen Wolfahrt (Biddeford, Maine) made 16 saves in the first half for the Huskies. Sophomore Nick Pastusak (Pittsville, Md./Parkside) made nine saves in the second half.
 
The Records:
UMass Boston: 8-6 (4-1 LEC)
Southern Maine: 3-9 (0-5 LEC)
 
Series History:
UMass Boston leads the all-time series 19-6.
 
The Goaltenders:
UMass Boston: James Boldy (8-6), 15:00, three goals allowed, zero saves
UMass Boston: Dominic Chalifour, 15:00, zero goals allowed, one save
UMass Boston: James Boldy (8-6), 15:00, zero goals allowed, two saves
UMass Boston: John King, 15:00, three goals allowed, one save
Southern Maine: Brycen Wolfahrt (2-7), 30:00, 20 goals allowed, 16 saves
Southern Maine: Nick Pastusak, 30:37, 12 goals allowed, seven saves
 
How It Happened:

• The Huskies scored first with a strike from O'Driscoll before the Beacons rattled off a 5-0 run to take the lead. Southern Maine ended the run with a goal by Gaulrapp from O'Driscoll but were outscored 2-1 over the final seven minutes of the opening quarter. Rego accounted for the Huskies' goal.
• Hutchings scored four times in the second quarter as the Beacons found the back of the net 13 times. Brayden MacLean, Jackson King and Reilly Collins each scored twice. Seven Beacons scored in the quarter.
• UMass Boston added three more goals in the third quarter to make the lead 23-3.
• Southern Maine scored three times in the final quarter while surrendering six goals. O'Driscoll scored his second goal of the game with Gaulrapp assisting, while Smith and Manning also had goals.

 
Inside The Stats:

• UMass Boston led 56-10 in shots on goal and 25-12 in faceoff wins.
• Freshman Charles Kennedy (Windham, Maine) led the Huskies in ground balls with four and won five faceoffs.
• Senior Herb Bryant (Portland, Maine) recorded three ground balls and a caused turnover.

 
Up Next:
The next game for the Huskies will be a road game at Western Connecticut State University on Saturday at 1:00 pm.