Scanlan leads the way with five points

Box Score

RINDGE, N.H. (March 28, 2009) – Sophomore attacker Jack Scanlan (Great Neck, N.Y./Great Neck North) scored four goals and added an assist to total five points on Saturday night to lead the Franklin Pierce University men’s lacrosse team to a 14-12 victory over American International in Northeast-10 Conference play at Sodexo Field. Sophomore attacker Aaron McNab (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield) of American International led all players with five goals and an assist for six points on the evening.

The Ravens scored seven of the game’s first eight goals to take a seemingly commanding 7-1 lead with five minutes to play in the first half. However, over the next 10-plus minutes, American International would score five of the next six goals to pull to within 8-6 with just under 10 minutes to play in the third quarter. From there, the teams would train goals back and forth for the remainder of the game en route to the two-goal Franklin Pierce victory. An unassisted tally by senior attacker Ryan Boller (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) with 10:06 to play would prove to be the game-winner.

After Scanlan’s five points, only three other Ravens tallied multiple points. Junior attacker Kyle Kruse (Bourne, Mass./Bourne) scored three goals, senior midfielder Jason Flanigan (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) tallied three points on two goals and an assist and sophomore midfielder Jonathan Martinez (Waterbury Center, Vt./Rice Memorial) added a goal and an assist for two points. Six other Ravens contributed a single point each on the evening.

Behind McNab and his six points, sophomore attacker Travis Ortensi (South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley) led American International with five goals. Also chipping in multiple points for the Yellow Jackets were freshman attacker Nicholas Brett (Loudon, N.H./Merrimack Valley), who dished out three assists, and sophomore midfielder Dan MacIssac (Port Perry, Ontario), who contributed a goal and an assist for two points.

Sophomore goalkeeper Shea Campbell (Centerport, N.Y./Harborfields) made seven saves in net for Franklin Pierce to post the victory. Sophomore Mark Taylor (North Andover, Mass./North Andover) made 16 stops between the pipes for American International in a losing effort.

The Ravens (1-5, 1-2 Northeast-10) return to the field on Tuesday, March 31, when they travel to Pace for a Northeast-10 Conference contest. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Pace Field in Pleasantville, N.Y. American International (0-4, 0-1 Northeast-10) returns to action on March 31 at Bentley.