Box Score SEAHAWK MEN'S LACROSSE RESULTS
Salve Regina 15, Nichols 7
Newport, Rhode Island – Gaudet Field
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Summary
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - The Salve Regina University men's lacrosse team overcame an early 2-0 deficit to defeat visiting Nichols College 15-7 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Tuesday evening at Gaudet Field.
Series and Streaks
The Seahawks improve to 15-8 all-time versus the Bison and have won the last two meetings.
Three Stars of the Game
- Salve Regina sophomore Liam Cooney (Portsmouth, R.I.) scored three times to lead the Seahawks attack.
- Salve Regina junior Kieran Hughes (Oradell, N.J.) won 10-of-14 faceoffs, grabbed eight ground balls, and scored his first goal of the season.
- Nichols senior Cian Keohane (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) scored four times for the visitors.
Turning Point
Keohane netted the first two goals of the game to put Nichols on top 2-0 with 7:11 to play in the first quarter. Kieran Hughes put the Seahawks on the board just six seconds later when he won the ensuing draw cleanly and raced ahead to the attacking end, straight to goal and fired home his first of the year. The goal sparked a 7-0 scoring run for the Seahawks that the Bison could never recover from.
Quick Hits
- Ryan Chambers (Wakefield, Mass.) made nine saves to improve to 5-4 between the pipes.
- Brady Morgan (Framingham, Mass.) stopped 13 shots in the loss to fall to 5-4 in net on the season.
- The Seahawks held a 47-29 advantage in shots.
- The Seahawks went 0-for-1 on the Man-Up but did score a Man-Down goal while holding the Bison to 0-for-4.
Next Up
Salve Regina (5-4, 3-0 CCC) travels to face the University of New England on Saturday, April 9, at 4 p.m., in another Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) matchup while Nichols (5-7, 1-2 CCC) returns home to host Curry on Saturday, April 9, at 4 p.m.
