Springfield, Mass. (March 18) -- After being tied 5-5 at the half, the Saint Anselm men's lacrosse team scored seven unanswered goals to start the second half to cruise to a 15-7 victory over American International to improve to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in Northeast-10 play.

Matt Surette (Wakefield, Mass.) gave the Hawks a quick 1-0 lead just 1:36 into the game before AIC evened things up with 9:48 left in the opening quarter on an even-strength goal by Mike Szawlowski. The Hawks pushed the lead to 5-1 midway through the second quarter before the Yellow Jackets scored four straight goals in a span of just 7:27 to send the game into halftime tied at 5-5.

The Hawks scored five unanswered goals in the third quarter and added two more to begin the fourth before AIC stopped the scoring run with 11:15 left in the final period to make it 12-6. The Hawks scored three more times in the final minutes, including a pair of goals from freshman Steve Porter (Hopkinton, N.H.).

Surette led the Hawks with five goals, while Matt O'Connell (Charlestown, Mass.) finished with four assists.

Freshmen Dan Flynn (Wakefield, Mass.) and Pat Acone (Bow, N.H.) split time in goal as Flynn made eight first-half saves and Acone made three saves in the second half to pick up the win.

The Hawks are now 3-3 overall and 1-1 in Northeast-10 play and are back in action on Saturday, March 22nd when the team travels to Bentley for a 4 p.m. start.