MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME MEN'S LACROSSE
Monday, March 23, 2009
Cressy Field, North Dartmouth, Mass.
FINAL: MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 10, UMASS DARTMOUTH 9
1 2 3 4 Total
Massachusetts Maritime (2-1) 2 3 4 1 - 10
UMass Dartmouth (2-4) 3 1 5 0 - 9
SCORING SUMMARY
MMA GOALS: Brian Burke (6), Connor Burke (2), Jake Bickley, Kyle Lersch
MMA ASSISTS: Connor Burke (4), John Herman
UMD GOALS: Josh Arsenault (5), Matt Leary, Matt Swirbalus, Nick Campbell, Bobby Smith
UMD ASSISTS: Andrew Foster (2), Arsenault, Leary
GOALIE SAVES
MMA: James Hitchings-10
UMD: Cameron Crown-12
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Sophomore Jake Bickley's (Wilbraham, Mass.) goal with 8:39 remaining proved to be the game-winner and lifted Massachusetts Maritime to a 10-9 non-league college men's lacrosse victory over UMass Dartmouth Monday afternoon at Cressy Field.
Bickley converted a feed from junior Connor Burke (Del Mar, Calif.) on the deciding tally for the visiting Buccaneers (2-1) in a contest that saw seven lead changes and six ties. Massachusetts Maritime overcame an early 3-1 deficit to take a 5-4 advantage at the break, and the Bucs built a 9-7 third quarter lead on the strength of two goals each by Connor Burke and his junior brother Brian (Del Mar, Calif.), as the latter's marker with 6:31 to play in the third stanza accounted for the two goal difference. The host Corsairs (2-4) evened matters with a pair of goals from sophomores Josh Arsenault (Revere, Mass.) and Nick Campbell (Rutland, Vt.) that came 51 seconds apart in the third frame, setting up Bickley's heroics midway through the final quarter for the visitors.
Brian Burke notched six goals in the triumph for Massachusetts Maritime, while Connor Burke finished with a pair of markers and four assists for six points as well. Freshman Kyle Lersch (Suffolk, Va.) added the other tally of the day for the Buccaneers, who also received an assist off the stick of senior John Herman (Stamford, Conn.). Arsenault collected five goals and an assist for six points in the setback for UMass Dartmouth, which also received a goal and an assist from senior Matt Leary (Framingham, Mass.). Junior Andrew Foster (Danvers, Mass.) chipped in with a pair of assists for the Corsairs, who also received single goals off the sticks of senior Matt Swirbalus (Weymouth, Mass.) and sophomore Bobby Smith (Wakefield, Mass.).
Junior James Hitchings (Dover, Mass.) picked up his second win in goal for Massachusetts Maritime with a 10-save effort, while freshman Cameron Crown (Walpole, Mass.) made 12 stops in net for UMass Dartmouth as the Buccaneers outshot the Corsairs by a 34-33 margin for the match.
Massachusetts Maritime heads to Throggs Neck, N.Y. on Wednesday evening for a non-league match with New York Maritime that begins at 7:00 p.m., while UMass Dartmouth travels to Keene, N.H. on Saturday afternoon to square off with Keene State in a Little East outing that begins at 1:00 p.m.