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Declan Horton 3.23.24 vs Messiah
Bill Wood
3
Cairn CAIRN 2-7, 0-2
24
Winner St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM 8-3, 2-0
Cairn CAIRN
2-7, 0-2
3
Final
24
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM
8-3, 2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cairn CAIRN 0 0 2 1 3
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM 8 8 3 5 24

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Nairem Moran

14 Players Score as Seahawks Men’s Lacrosse Down Cairn

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's lacrosse team improved to 2-0 in United East Conference action Wednesday afternoon with their fourth 20-goal game of the season. St. Mary's College (8-3, 2-0 UEC) flew past Cairn University (2-7, 0-2 UEC), 24-3, as 14 different Seahawks found the back of the net.
 
How It Happened
  • SMCM tallied eight goals in each of the first two quarters to claim a 16-0 lead at halftime. Sophomore attackman Joshua Martel (Linthicum, Md./North County) and first-year Declan Horton (University Park, Md./DeMatha) each notched a three-goal hat trick in the first period while seven different Seahawks scored in the second frame.
 
  • Cairn finally jumped on the scoreboard in the third quarter as Cole Heffler tallied an unassisted goal at 9:30. Sophomore attackman Liam McNulty (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) notched back-to-back goals for an 18-1 lead at 4:38 before the game was delayed for approximately 30 minutes due to a tornado warning. The Highlanders restarted the game with their second tally at 2:30.
 
  • A 5-0 run by St. Mary's College gave the hosts a 23-2 advantage with 7:02 remaining in the game.

Inside the Box Score
  • The Seahawks posted a 48-14 shot advantage as well as a 48-18 margin in ground balls while going 2-for-2 in extra-man opportunities.
  • Three different Seahawks combined for 26-of-29 at the face-off X. Sophomore Matteo Ciccarello (Crofton, Md./Arundel) went 19-of-21 with 10 ground balls while senior defenseman Bryce Howard (North Beach, Md./Northern) was a perfect 5-for-5 with six ground balls.
 
St. Mary's College Game Notes
  • For the second straight game, Martel tallied a career-best six goals plus an assist for a season-best seven points. He also added season-highs of four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
  • Horton finished the contest with three goals and two dimes to equal his career-high five points.
  • McNulty contributed his second hat trick of the season with three goals and dishing an apple.
  • Junior attackman Keegan Preis (Upper Falls, Md./Loyola Blakefield) chipped in a goal and four helpers while first-year attackman Quinn McLaughlin (Fallston, Md./Fallston) collected career-bests of two goals, three assists, and five points.
  • First-year Ty Grove (Finksburg, Md./Saint John's Catholic Prep) and fifth-year Ben Robertson (Davidsonville, Md./South River) split equal time in goal and combined for five saves.
 
Cairn Game Notes
  • Jonathan Balsamo paced the Highlanders with a goal and an assist.
  • Nico Cione made a dozen stops in Cairn's third straight loss.

Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Apr. 6 vs. Bryn Athyn (2-3, 0-1 UEC) – St. Mary's City, Md. (JLR Stadium) – Military Appreciation Day – 1 pm
 
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