Box Score SEAHAWK MEN'S LACROSSE RESULTS
Salve Regina 11, Merchant Marine 7
Newport, Rhode Island - Toppa Field
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Summary
NEWPORT, R.I. – Led by six goals from graduate student attackman Pat Leary (Wakefield, Mass.) the Salve Regina University men's lacrosse team earned an 11-7 victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy in non-conference action Sunday afternoon.
Series and Streaks
The Seahawks improve to 2-0 all-time versus the Mariners.
Three Stars of the Game
- Salve Regina graduate student Pat Leary scored in every quarter, totaling six goals.
- Salve Regina senior Ryan Chambers (Wakefield, Mass.) made eight saves, four in the fourth quarter to help the Seahawks preserve their lead, to earn his first victory of the season.
- Merchant Marine junior Samuel Stephenson (Boca Raton, Fla.) made 11 saves in the loss to fall to 2-2 between the pipes.
Turning Point
Salve Regina scored the first five goals of the second quarter to establish four-goal lead. The Mariners, after scoring four goals in the first quarter, only scored three the rest of the way and were shutout in the fourth quarter, never being able to get closer than within three goals at any point.
Quick Hits
- The Seahawks lead 2-0 to start, but the Mariners closed the first quarter on a 4-3 run to lead at the end of one.
- Salve Regina outshot the Mariners 30-23.
Quotable
"Tremendous team win for our group today. Our defense was locked in and was fundamentally sound, we got some great timely saves from Ryan Chambers in net, and it was great to see Pat Leary have the day he had offensively for us. Great effort all around and a good team win." - head coach Patrick Cooney.
Next Up
Salve Regina (1-2) travels to face Wesleyan on March 16 at 1 p.m., while Merchant Marine (2-2) returns home to host SUNY Polytechnic at 12 p.m., on March 19.
