BUZZARDS BAY — Both teams had nearly equal shots on goal and almost as many saves from their respective goalies, but turnovers proved costly for the host Massachusetts Maritime men’s lacrosse team Wednesday afternoon as the Clark University Cougars left Clean Harbors Stadium with a decisive, 13-4 victory.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s Ryan McNeill was one of the four Buccaneers to score in a tough, 13-4 loss to Clark University Wednesday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium in Buzzards Bay.
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Clark sophomore Jack Goracy (Lumberton, N.J.) netted a hat trick, while fellow sophomore Nick Johnson (Amherst, Mass.) added a goal and four assists for five points to lead Clark the New England Women’s & Men’s Athletic Conference men’s lacrosse victory.
Goracy tallied twice in the opening 25-plus minutes of play as the visiting Cougars (7-5, 2-2 NEWMAC) jumped out to a 5-0 advantage after the first quarter of action and extended that margin to 8-0 at the break. Clark netted the first nine goals overall, including Johnson’s marker with 6:14 remaining in the third quarter, as the Cougars forced 15 first half turnovers in claiming their second win in the last three outings.
Junior Jon Spencer (Hollis, N.H.) tallied twice in the triumph for Clark, which also received goals off the sticks of seniors Peter Christiansen (Seattle, Wash.) and Keegan Callahan (Tewksbury, Mass.), juniors Rob Holden (East Longmeadow, Mass.), Ryan Moore (West Hartford, Conn.) and Alex Turgeon (Holden, Mass.), sophomore Darius Jagminas (East Greenwich, R.I.) and freshman Will Mandracchia (Melrose, Mass.). Sophomore Conor Greaney (Milton, Mass.) netted a goal and an assist in the setback for the host Buccaneers (6-7, 1-3 NEWMAC), who also received a marker from sophomore Ryan McNeill (Burlington, Mass.). Freshmen Keaghan Bartley (Richmond, Va.) and Cody Parks (Plymouth, Mass.) also tallied for Massachusetts Maritime, which received three assists off the stick of senior Dylan Freudenberg (Islip, N.Y.).
Sophomore Drew Riopelle-Tyrrell (Northville, Mich.) picked up the win in goal with three first half saves for Clark, which received nine stops in 21-plus minutes from sophomore Jacob Reiner (Farmington, Conn.) to go with three saves over the final 8:56 from junior Daniel Marcus (Boca Raton, Fla.). Junior James Klose (Ellicott City, Md.) made 12 saves in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime, as the Cougars outshot the Buccaneers by a 36-31 margin overall (25-19 on goal) and forced 25 turnovers for the contest.
Massachusetts Maritime hosts MIT in a New England Women’s & Men’s Athletic Conference outing on Saturday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium beginning at 1:00 p.m., while Clark heads to Babson Park, Mass. on Saturday afternoon to take on Babson in a NEWMAC match that also begins at 1:00 p.m.
SCORING SUMMARY
CLARK GOALS: Jack Goracy (3), Jon Spencer (2), Nick Johnson, Rob Holden, Ryan Moore,
Will Mandracchia, Peter Christiansen, Alex Turgeon, Darius Jagminas, Keegan Callahan
CLARK ASSISTS: Johnson (4)
MMA GOALS: Conor Greaney, Ryan McNeill, Keaghan Bartley, Cody Parks
MMA ASSISTS: Dylan Freudenberg (3), Greaney
GOALIE SAVES
CLARK: Drew Riopelle-Tyrrell—3, Jacon Reiner—9, Daniel Marcus—3
MMA: James Klose—12
This report was provided by Massachusetts Maritime Academy Director of Sports Information Jim Seavey with portions written by Capecod.com Sports Editor Sean Walsh.
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