RINDGE, N.H. (April 13, 2005) - The Franklin Pierce men's lacrosse team sustained a 19-1 setback versus Saint Anselm College tonight in Northeast-10 Conference action at Sodexho Field.

Freshman John Ortolani (Billerica, Mass./Billerica) led the way with five points on a hat trick and two assists for the Hawks. Classmates Mike Humphreys (Rocky Hill, Conn./Xavier) and Steve Trocki (Braintree, Mass./B.C. High) totaled three points apiece. Humphreys netted a hat trick, while Trocki tallied twice and dished out one assist.

Junior captain Nick Cowden (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead) scored the lone goal for the Ravens.

Saint Anselm's sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Roy (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy) saved two shots en route to his seventh win of the year. Freshmen netminder Freeman Scott (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue) made 11 saves in a losing effort for Franklin Pierce.

The Ravens (0-6, 0-5 NE-10) will travel to Pace University on Saturday for a Northeast-10 Conference tilt starting at 1:00 p.m. Saint Anselm (7-4, 3-3 NE-10) will host the University of Southern New Hampshire for a league game on Monday at 3:30 p.m.

Saint Anselm 19, Franklin Pierce 1

Saint Anselm Scoring:
GOALS: John Ortolani (3), Mike Humpreys (3), Steve Trocki (2), Dave Consiglio (2), Paul Driscoll (2), Thomas Pomeroy (2), Tim Rist (1), Mike McLain (1), Chaz Breitstadt (1), Mike Queno (1), Joe Costello (1)
ASSISTS: John Ortolani (2), Kevin Burke (1), Tim Rist (1), Steve Trocki (1)

Franklin Pierce Scoring:
GOALS: Nick Cowden (1)
ASSISTS: None

Goaltending:
STA: Andrew Roy (30:00) 2 saves (win)
         William Strouse (15:00) 3 saves
         Ian Mayer (15:00) 3 saves
FP: Freeman Scott (38:43) 11 saves (loss)
          Ben Lek (21:17) 4 saves

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