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Conor Walsh Passing
4
Salem St. SALEM ST 3-3, 0-0
18
Winner Rivier RIVIER 6-0, 1-0
Salem St. SALEM ST
3-3, 0-0
4
Final
18
Rivier RIVIER
6-0, 1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Salem St. SALEM ST 1 1 1 1 4
Rivier RIVIER 3 6 6 3 18

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Men's Lacrosse Charged Past Vikings, 18-4

NASHUA, N.H. –  The Rivier men's lacrosse dominated Salem State, 18-4, in a non-conference clash Tuesday night at Joanne Merrill Field.

With the result, the Raiders improved to 5-0, while the Vikings dropped to 3-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • First-year Andrew Nee opened the scoring at the 13:11 mark of the first, giving the Raiders a 1-0 lead.
  •  The Vikings answered five minutes later to even the score.
  • Rivier responded with a burst, back-to-back goals in five seconds. Nee buried his second from senior Sean Callinan, then senior Owen McDuffie won the faceoff and found first-year Mason Schultz to make it 3-1 heading into the first break.
  • Nee struck again at 12:33 of the second, connecting with first-year Conor Walsh.
  • Nee followed with his fourth of the game to extend the lead to 5-1.
  • Schultz added another, finishing a feed from Walsh.
  • Walsh then got one of his own at 6:48, and then sophomore Tyler Zehr capitalized on a broken play just 17 seconds later.
  • Nee capped the Raiders' dominant second period with a goal off a pass from first-year Colin Foley to make it 9-1.
  • Salem State scored late in the period, but Rivier carried a 9-2 lead into the break.
  • Sophomore Aiden Conley opened the second half scoring at 13:59, pushing the lead to 10-2. Sophomore James Delprete followed at 12:35 off a feed from Schultz.
  • Schultz then scored back-to-back goals - Walsh assisting on the first - to stretch the lead to 13-2.
  • Conley added his second of the night with 2:59 remaining in the third.
  • Salem State found the net with 1:38 left, but Schultz answered just 20 seconds later.
  • Walsh connected with first-year Henri Brochu on a man-up opportunity early in the fourth.
  • Nee added another at the 8:44 mark off Walsh's assist to make it 17-3.
  • Callinan scored with 4:18 remaining.
  • Salem State netted the final goal, as the Raiders cruised to an 18-4 victory.
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
  • Sophomore Jake Lydon turned aside seven shots before junior Lucas Fitts took over late, matching him with seven saves in the final 10 minutes.
  • The Raiders outshot the Vikings 46-31.
  • Rivier won 18-of-25 faceoffs.
  • Nee (6g), Walsh (2g,4a), and Schultz (5g,1a) all led the Raiders with six-point outings. 
  • Senior Noah Zeman won 11 of 13 faceoffs taken.
UP NEXT

The Raiders are back in action for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest at Colby-Sawyer on Wednesday, March 18, with the opening face-off set for 7:00 p.m. at Sally Shaw Veitch Track and Field.