BUZZARDS BAY, MA -- Men's lacrosse celebrated senior night for eight seniors on Tuesday evening prior to their conference matchup with Salem State. A win over Salem and a Castleton loss to UMass Boston would secure a home playoff game for the Bucs in next week's Little East Playoffs. Getting the help they needed from the Beacons, the Bucs blew out the Vikings, 25-13, to improve to 4-3 in conference play, 6-8 overall.

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 25, Vikings 13

Records: Maritime (6-8, 4-3)

              Salem (6-9, 0-7)

Between The Pipes

Maritime: Viktor Wright (W, 1-3): 13 GA | 60 Min | 8 Sv | 21 SH

Salem: Zach Royal (L, 5-9): 25 GA | 60 Min | 18 Sv | 43 SH

In The Field

Maritime

• Spencer Jones and Gage Coolahan each scored four goals for the Bucs.
• Dale Donovan and Braeden Kosiewicz each added three goals.
• Peter Raei, Brian Rosher, Ryan Cameron, and Patrick Lawson all scored twice.
• Mitchell Maida scored once and added three assists. The four points in the game helped him reach the 100 Career Points milestone in his career.
• Nick Lamattina, and Owen Donohue scored once.
• Coolahan added three assists. Rosher and Cameron both had two helpers.
• Rosher picked up 20 ground balls while winning 25-of-27 faceoffs. 
• Lawson caused a team-high two turnovers.
• Maritime picked up 57 ground balls, were successful on 16 of 23 clears, won 36 of 40 faceoffs, scored on their only power play, and took a season-high 73 shots in the game.

Salem

• Sam Cioffi scored a team-high four goals.
• Lake Fleming and Patrick Guinee each netted three.
• Kevin Albert scored twice and Aidan Hollingsworth scored once to round out the Viking scoring.
• Guinee added three assists. Albert had two helpers.
• Aristomenis Koumentakos picked up seven ground balls to lead Salem while also recording a gam-ehigh six turnovers.
• Salem picked up 34 ground balls, were successful on 28 of 34 clears, won four of 40 faceoffs, scored on one of their four power plays, and took 34 shots in the game.

How it Happened

The Bucs scored early and often in the first quarter jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead less than two minutes in. Salem scored twice to tie the game at 2-2 which was followed up by a four-goal run by the Bucs including two Jones' goals in five seconds from 5:24 to 5:19. The Bucs led 6-2 with five to play in the first. In the final five minutes, Sale scored twice at 4:51 and 1:15. Those two goals were the bread for a two-goal sandwich for the Bucs as Rosher and Donovan scored at 4:44 and 4:20. With 49 second left, Donovan scored again to give Maritime a 9-4 lead after one.

In the second, Maritime once again scored two goals to open the quarter, this time in three minutes, both from Jones. Salem followed with two of their own from Fleming and Albert. Coolhana and Cioffi traded goals and the Bucs led 12-7 with 3:56 on the clock in the second. The Buccaneers went on to score twice more, from Coolahan and Lamattina, to take a 14-1 lead at the half.

In the third, The Bucs opened with a goal from Kosiewicz one minute in. Salem gor it back at 11:27. The second highest scoring quarter in the game, 12 goals total, was split eight to the Bucs, four to Salem. After Rosher scored off the faceoff with one second on the clock, the Bucs held a 22-11 advantage going into the fourth.

In the final quarter, the Bucs outscored Salem again, this time only a modest five goals were scored between the two teams. Maritime opened the quarter with a Donovan goal and ended it with a Donohue goal with 46 seconds left. 

The Bucs were triumphant on Senior Day and secured a spot in the LEC Playoffs next with a home game. Opponent is still to be determined.

What's Next

The Buccaneers take a trip to Vermont on Friday to take on Castleton at 7pm in their final conference and regular season game of 2022.