MANCHESTER, N.H. – Senior
Colin Mulvey (Reading, Mass.) recorded his second five-goal game of the season, which matched his career-high, as the nationally ranked #3 Saint Anselm College men's lacrosse team defeated American International in convincing fashion on Wednesday evening. Nine student-athletes scored and 14 had at least a point in the 19-6 win for the Hawks, who remain undefeated at 9-0 overall and 6-0 in Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) play.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm has the weekend off before hosting Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday, April 16th at 7:00 p.m. in their regular season home finale from Grappone Stadium.
Score: #3 Saint Anselm 19, American International 6
Records: #3 Saint Anselm (9-0, 6-0 NE10), American International (2-9, 0-6 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Grappone Stadium)
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Attendance: 247
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Hunter Terlik scored the game's opening goal for American International just over one minute in to make it 1-0.
- Midway through the first quarter, Saint Anselm responded with three goals in a two-minute span to take the lead. Mulvey, junior Maverick Lyon (Albany, Ore.), and freshman Matt Lemay (Westminster, Mass.) all scored for the Hawks during that stretch.
- Lemay added his second goal off a feed from junior Chris Claflin (Newton, Mass.) with 2:42 left in the period to make it 4-1 in favor of the home team.
- Saint Anselm produced three more goals in the second quarter and held a 7-1 advantage at halftime. Sophomore Mark Boyle (Reading, Mass.) found the back of the net from long range before Lemay finished two more for the Hawks.
- The Hawks came out of the locker room on fire with eight straight goals to start the second half. Mulvey scored the first three in the opening five minutes of the third quarter to make it a 10-1 game.
- Also scoring in the same quarter for Saint Anselm were Claflin, Lyon, and freshmen Eddie O'Brien (Franklin, Mass.) and Ben Turpin (Groveland, Mass.). Mulvey secured his fifth goal of the game with three minutes remaining in the third as the Hawks increased their lead to 15-1.
- Cole Gaudet answered at the other end for the Yellow Jackets. He scored three unanswered goals between the third and fourth quarters, and Seven Gillingham made it four straight scores for the visitors as they cut the deficit to 15-5 with 8:37 left in the game.
- Junior Jared Leonard (Rowley, Mass.) got the offense back into rhythm for Saint Anselm with three straight goals of his own in less than three minutes, including a man-up tally.
- Sophomore Jacob Caron (Pelham, N.H.) scored the final goal of the game for the Hawks on another extra man opportunity with under two minutes to play.
- Jacob Ligor found the back of the net one final time for American International, but Saint Anselm proved to be too much in the 19-6 victory.
- Following the game, a postgame Senior Day ceremony was held to recognize the team's five senior student-athletes: Will Andrews (Cumberland, R.I.), John Colitz (Warwick, R.I.), Joe Lombardi (Holliston, Mass.), Tyler Marshall (Needhamn, Mass.), and Mulvey.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Anselm doubled up American International in total shots, 54-27. The Hawks also held a 29-16 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Hawks dominated at the faceoff X and won 21 out of 29 faceoffs (72.4%). Junior Quinn Gannon (Scituate, Mass.) went 14-18 (77.8%) on faceoffs to lead the Hawks.
- Saint Anselm held a massive edge in ground balls, 54-25. Gannon led the Hawks with a career-best 13 ground balls.
- The Hawks committed 20 turnovers in the game compared to 13 committed by the Yellow Jackets.
- Defensively, the Yellow Jackets defense caused 10 of those turnovers, while the Hawks defense caused eight giveaways. Andrews and freshman Max Fowler (Hampton Falls, N.H.) recorded two caused turnovers apiece for the Hawks.
- On clear attempts, Saint Anselm went 24-27 (88.9%) and American International went 14-20 (70.0%).
- There were 10 penalties called in the contest. American International was called for seven penalties, while Saint Anselm was called for three. The Hawks went 2-7 and the Yellow Jackets went 1-3 on extra man opportunities.
- Mulvey matched his career-high with his second five-goal game this season for Saint Anselm. He is second on the squad with 19 goals and ranks third with 25 points.
- Lemay also finished with five points for the Hawks on four goals and an assist. It marked his eighth straight multi-goal game. He leads the team and is tied for 10th in the NE10 in both goals (22) and points (31) this spring.
- Leonard finished with his first collegiate hat trick for the Hawks with all three goals coming in the fourth quarter.
- Lyon scored two goals and added two assists for four points, while Claflin added a goal and a pair of helpers for three points. Claflin leads the team and is fourth in the conference with 20 assists this season.
- Gaudet scored three goals to lead American International. Three other players scored once for the Yellow Jackets.
- Sophomore goaltender Finn Granara (Reading, Mass.) made six saves and posted a .667 save percentage in 47 minutes of action to earn his 13th career win between the pipes for the Hawks.
- Granara was replaced in the fourth quarter by junior Naish Kelly (North Hampton, N.H.), who made four saves in nearly 11 minutes.
- Logan Dobrowski made 10 saves and allowed all 19 goals in the loss for the Yellow Jackets.
- This marked the 30th all-time meeting between these two programs. Saint Anselm improves to 27-3 against American International in the series that began in 1994. The Hawks have now won 26 straight against the Yellow Jackets and have not lost since 1997.
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