GORHAM — The University of New England outscored the University of Southern Maine 8-1 over the middle two quarters on its way to a 13-6 men’s lacrosse victory Wednesday afternoon (Apr. 5) at Hannaford Field.
In winning its eight consecutive contest versus the Huskies, UNE improved its season record to 7-4. Southern Maine dipped to 3-4.
Dan Auger continued his outstanding play, totaling five points on three goals and two assists. Collin Morrow scored three times, and Alex Zadworny added a pair of markers.
Nate DelGuidice had three goals to pace the Huskies’ attack.
With the Nor’easters trailing 3-2 late in the first frame, Tom Luttrell scored with five seconds remaining to tie the score. From there, UNE would score eight of the next nine goals over the second and third quarters to pull away.
David Pearson played a strong match in goal for UNE, totaling 14 saves. Long-stick midfielder Adam Race racked up eight ground balls and four caused turnovers, while Matthew Layton and Connor Leggett won 11 of 17 face-offs, collectively.
The Nor’easters led 42-31 in shots and were 21-for-22 in clearing attempts.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less