RINDGE, N.H. – Freshman
Matt Lemay (Westminster, Mass.) recorded his third consecutive game with five points, this time coming from three goals and two assists, as the nationally ranked #6 Saint Anselm College men's lacrosse team defeated Franklin Pierce on Saturday afternoon, 10-2.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm hosts Assumption in Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) action on Friday, March 28th at 4:00 p.m. from Grappone Stadium.
Score: #6 Saint Anselm 10, Franklin Pierce 2
Records: #6 Saint Anselm (5-0, 2-0 NE10), Franklin Pierce (1-6, 0-3 NE10)
Location: Rindge, N.H. (Sodexo Field)
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Attendance: 104
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Saint Anselm scored the game's first five goals to jump out to a commanding 5-0 lead. The Hawks have now scored at least the first three goals in each of their last four games.
- Junior Charlie Dean (North Andover, Mass.) opened the scoring under four minutes in for the visitors with his second goal in as many games. Junior Chris Claflin (Newton, Mass.) followed that up with a goal before feeding Lemay as the Hawks struck twice in under a minute to take a 3-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
- After being held without a shot in the entire opening quarter, Franklin Pierce fired the first two shots on target in the second. Sophomore goaltender Finn Granara (Reading, Mass.) was up to the task for Saint Anselm and turned aside both shots to keep his team in front by three.
- The Hawks added two more goals midway through the quarter to increase their lead to 5-0. Lemay added his second off a pass from senior Joe Lombardi (Holliston, Mass.) and just over a minute later, Lemay set up junior Maverick Lyon (Albany, Ore.) for another score as the visitors maintained a five-goal lead at halftime.
- The third quarter was a defensive battle as the two teams combined for 10 turnovers (five each) and just one goal. The Hawks held a 5-2 edge in shots on goal during the quarter, but it was the Ravens who finally got on the board with 1:37 remaining. Jackson Philiion scored for the home team to make it 5-1.
- After a quiet offensive quarter in the third, Saint Anselm erupted with a five-goal fourth quarter to blow the game open. The Hawks scored four straight goals in a little over three minutes to start the final period. Senior Colin Mulvey (Reading, Mass.) scored two of those, while Lemay secured the hat trick with his third and also found Lombardi for a goal as the visitors extended the lead to 9-1.
- With five minutes remaining, Chris Hunt found the back of the net for just the second goal of the day for Franklin Pierce.
- Mulvey responded with his third goal of the quarter with four minutes remaining. Granara went on to make four saves in the fourth and the Hawks ran away with the win by a final score of 10-2.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Anselm held a 43-24 advantage in total shots and a 26-10 edge in shots on goal over Franklin Pierce.
- The Hawks dominated in the center circle with a 13-3 lead at the faceoff X. Sophomore Evan Spillane (East Longmeadow, Mass.) led Saint Anselm by going 13-16 (81.3%) on faceoffs.
- Saint Anselm also led in the ground ball battle, 19-16. Spillane had five ground balls to lead the Hawks.
- Turnovers were fairly even with Franklin Pierce committing 17 and Saint Anselm committing 15. Defensively, the Ravens caused nine turnovers, while the Hawks caused only two turnovers.
- For the second straight game, the Hawks were perfect on clear attempts and went 15-15. The Ravens went 15-18 (83.3%) on clear attempts.
- There were no penalties and, as a result, no extra man opportunities in the contest.
- Lemay recorded his third consecutive five-point game to lead Saint Anselm. He posted three goals for his second hat trick of the season and added two assists. Lemay is now leading the team with 11 goals and 18 points this season.
- Mulvey also produced three goals, while four other players scored for the Hawks, including Claflin who had a goal and two assists.
- Hunt and Philion each scored once for Franklin Pierce.
- Granara made eight saves and posted an .800 save percentage in his ninth career win between the pipes for the Hawks.
- Mike Masterpolo made 16 saves and allowed 10 goals in the loss for the Ravens.
- This marked the 28th all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm now leads the all-time series against Franklin Pierce, 24-4.
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