Men's Lacrosse Drops Second-Straight Game with 20-5 Setback at Merrimack
Jimmy McInnis throws in two goals for the second-straight game
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (March 31, 2010) – The Franklin
Pierce University men’s lacrosse team dropped its
second-straight game Wednesday night with a 20-5 setback at
Merrimack. The Ravens fell to 4-2 overall and 1-2 in the
Northeast-10, while the Warriors improved to 5-1 and 3-0 in league
play.
Sophomore Jimmy McInnis (Amherst, N.H.) and freshman Brendan Cahill (Hollins, N.H.) each scored a pair of goals for the Ravens, while junior D.A. Ivie (Alpharetta, Ga.) added one as well. It marked the second-straight game McInnis scored two goals.
Junior goalkeeper Shea Campbell (Centerport, N.Y.) started in goal and took the loss as he made just four saves. Freshman goalie Sergio Diaz-Moresco (Annandale, N.J.) saw action during the entire second half and made seven stops in relief.
Corey Lunney scored four times to pace Merrimack’s attack, while Bryan MacPhie and Greg Melaugh each chipped in with three goals apiece. Cory Spinale started in goal and got the win despite playing just the first half. He made six saves in the opening 30 minutes and did not allow a goal.
Merrimack scored seven times in the first period and five more times in the second to take a 12-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.
McInnis came out firing for Franklin Pierce in the beginning of the third period and scored twice a little more than two minutes in to get the Ravens on the scoreboard at 12-2.
Merrimack answered with seven-consecutive goals, bridging the third and fourth periods, to extend its advantage out to 19-2 with 10:25 remaining in the game.
Franklin Pierce battled tough in the closing minutes as it scored three of the game’s final four goals. Cahill scored twice, 58 seconds apart, and Ivie capped the game’s scoring with a tally with just 25 seconds remaining.
Franklin Pierce returns to action next Wednesday when the Ravens travel to face Saint Michael’s at 4 p.m. in Colchester, Vt.
For more information on Franklin Pierce men’s lacrosse, please visit the team’s page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.)