North Andover, Mass. (April 9) -- The Saint
Anselm men's lacrosse team fell to No. 6 ranked Merrimack by a 17-7
final at Warrior Field on Wednesday night in Northeast-10
Conference play.
Merrimack jumped out to a 5-0 lead with 5:52 left in the first
quarter before Steve Trocki (Braintree, Mass.) got
the Hawks on the board with an unassisted score. Jeff
Dunkle (Exeter, N.H.) added a man-up goal just 15 seconds
later and Chris Murphy (Winchester, Mass.) closed
out the first-quarter scoring for a 5-3 Warrior lead after one
period. Murphy closed the Hawks to within 5-4 early in the second
quarter before three unanswered Merrimack scores made the score 8-4
Warriors at the half.
Merrimack poured it on in the second half with a stretch of six
unanswered goals to pull away for the 17-7 win. Murphy and Dunkle
led Saint Anselm with three goals each, while Greg
Rogowski led Merrimack with a five-goal showing.
Pat Acone (Bow, N.H.) and Dan Flynn
(Wakefield, Mass.) split time in net for Saint Anselm,
with Acone taking the loss. Cory Spinale made five
saves for the Warriors in the victory.
With the loss, the Hawks fall to 5-5 overall and to 3-3 in
Northeast-10 Conference play.