Men’s Lacrosse Edges Salem State, 13-12

NORTH QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College men's lacrosse team collected its second straight win, downing Salem State 13-12 Thursday evening at Creedon Field.

THE BASICS:
Score: Eastern Nazarene 13, Salem State 12
Records: Lions (2-5) | Vikings (1-12)


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After Salem State opened the game with three unanswered goals, Eastern Nazarene responded with three tallies to level the contest at 3-3 heading into the second quarter.
• The Lions outscored the Vikings 4-3 in the second period to hold a narrow 7-6 edge at the halftime break.
• Both squads netted three goals in the third as the home team clung to a 10-9 advantage.
• Eastern Nazarene chalked up back-to-back goals to start the fourth quarter to extend its lead to 12-9.
• Salem State answered with a pair of tallies to cut the deficit to 12-11 with 3:50 remaining in regulation.
• Jamar Griggs (Stamford, Conn.) buried his fifth goal of the game with 2:29 on the clock as the Lions reclaimed a two-goal margin, 13-11.
• The Vikings battled back to pick up a man-up goal in the final minute but Eastern Nazarene managed to close out its second victory in a row.
  

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Devano Clarke (Lucea, Jamaica) posted a career-high five goals while adding five assists and eight ground balls.
• Jamar Griggs (Stamford, Conn.) poured in a team-high five goals.
• Matt Cawthorne (Norwell, Mass.) notched three goals, four assists, eight ground balls, and five caused turnovers.
• Netminder Walter Stockwell (Hyde Park, Mass.) finished with 11 saves on the night.
• Eastern Nazarene generated 48 shot attempts while Salem State manufactured 42 attempts in the game.
• Lake Fleming paced the Vikings with four goals and one assist while Dakota Girard also netted four goals.

NEXT GAME:
Eastern Nazarene travels to New England College for a key NECC clash April 15.