SALEM, Mass. – Danny Rancano (Miami, Fla.) netted two goals and an assist but it wasn't enough to avoid defeat as the Regis College men's lacrosse team dropped an 11-3 defeat to Salem State on Wednesday at Alumni Field.

Ben Melaugh (Billerica, Mass.) scored a hat-trick and added four assists for the Vikings (5-3) and AJ Karofsky (Barrington, R.I.) scored once for the Pride (5-3).

Bobby Bourgeois (Billerica, Mass.) and David Dempsey (Tewksbury, Mass.) combined for six goals and an assist, while Jacob Scordato (Milfrod, Mass.) and Alex Pearsons (Burlington, Mass.) each added a goal with Pearsons also tallying four assists for Salem State.

Melaugh put the Vikings up 1-0 when he took a pass from Pearsons and beat Regis goalie D.J. Barrile (Medford, Mass.) low and away for the game's first score. Melaugh set up Dempsey with the contest's next goal before adding his second of the game as the Vikings took a 3-0 lead in the first. Karofsky got one back for the Pride with forty-one seconds remaining to cut the deficit to 3-1 at the end of the first.

The Vikings added two more scores in the second period to take a 5-1 lead into halftime. Scordato and Dempsey each notched a goal as Salem State held a slight 17-16 advantage in shots before the half.

Salem State pulled away in the third, scoring four unanswered goals to build a 9-1 lead. Salem State's Bourgeois and Regis's Rancano both scored twice in the fourth to make the final 11-3 in favor of the Vikings.

Chris Schaub (Brewster, N.Y.) improved to 2-0 in net for Salem State stopping 12 shots while Barrile made 13 saves for Regis in the loss.

Regis resumes action on Saturday hosting Johnson & Wales at 4:00 p.m.

Release Courtesy of Salem State Sports Information