MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME MEN’S LACROSSE

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Raider Field, Nashua, N.H.

FINAL:              RIVIER 14, MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 8

NASHUA, N.H. --  Sophomore Liam Ryan (Dorchester, Mass.) netted four goals to lead Rivier to a 14-8 non-league college men’s lacrosse victory over Massachusetts Maritime Wednesday evening at Raider Field.

The host Raiders (6-2) jumped out to a 3-0 advantage in the opening 8:51 of action, but the visiting Buccaneers (4-4) scored six of the contest’s next eight goals to take a 6-5 lead on freshman Cody Livermore’s (Ludlow, Mass.) marker with 5:15 remaining in the first half.  Freshman Colby Larsen (Windham, N.H.) tallied twice in a 1:04 span to give Rivier a 7-6 lead at the break, and the hosts took control of the contest with five unanswered third quarter goals, including two off the stick of sophomore Ryan Coombs (Derry, N.H.), to ice their triumph, as Massachusetts Maritime got no closer than the final margin in the last 15 minutes of action.

Coombs and sophomore Tyler Tambouris (Hooksett, N.H.) each finished with hat tricks and an assist for four points for the Raiders, who also received a marker and three helpers from senior Kyle Graham (Londonderry, N.H.).  Senior Cody Lynch (Salem, N.H.) tallied as well in the win for Rivier, which received four assists off the stick of sophomore Joe Kelland (Watertown, Mass.).

Livermore netted a hat trick in the setback for the Buccaneers, who also received a hat trick from junior Steven Anderson (Crownsville, Md.).  Senior Reed McLean (Wilbraham, Mass.) and freshman Ted Powers (Marshfield, Mass.) added tallies for Massachusetts Maritime, which received a pair of assists off the stick of sophomore Keaghan Bartley (Richmond, Va.).

Senior Clark Plummer (Londonderry, N.H.) picked up the win in goal for Rivier with a 15-save effort, while senior James Klose (Ellicott City, Md.) made 12 stops in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime as the Raiders outshot the Buccaneers by a 40-36 margin on the evening.

Massachusetts Maritime begins New England Women’s & Men’s Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon by heading into Boston to take on Emerson in a league match beginning at 1:00 p.m., while Rivier hosts Lasell in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference clash on Saturday afternoon at Raider Field that also begins at 1:00 p.m.