Regis Men’s Lacrosse Loses at SJC

STANDISH, Maine – Battling rainy and foggy conditions, Regis College lost to Saint Joseph's College, 21-8, Friday afternoon in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's lacrosse match at the SJC Sports Complex.

Saint Joseph's (7-7, 4-3 GNAC) struck first just over two minutes into the match as Nathaniel Girardin scored off an assist from Tiger Hopkins, followed by goals by Nick Wesley and Hopkins. The Pride broke through shortly thereafter thanks to an unassisted tally from Nick Klein (Buxton, Maine), but the Monks rattled off six unanswered goals by six different players to extend their lead to 9-1 early in the second quarter.

Klein snapped the Monk scoring streak with his second goal of the day, but Saint Joseph's quickly responded thanks to goals by Joseph Kiedaisch and Hopkins 10 seconds apart. Regis took advantage of an extra-man opportunity as Connor Deveau (Harwich, Mass.) scored off an assist from Anthony Marsella (Johnston, R.I.), but Xavier Michaud notched two goals and an assist as the Monks scored the final four goals of the first half to go into halftime ahead, 15-3.

The second half started with two Regis goals from Brendan Cook (Billerica, Mass.) and Klein less than three minutes apart. The Monks struck back with three straight goals before Cook notched his second goal of the period. Marsella scored both Pride goals in the fourth quarter, but Saint Joseph's remained comfortably ahead with three goals in the final period.

Klein notched his third hat trick of the season while Colin McGarry (Brookline, N.H.) and Matt Cabassa (Weymouth, Mass.) led the Pride with six groundballs apiece. Devin Hammon (Chicopee, Mass.) made 12 saves in the first three periods before Ryan Guerrette (Litchfield, N.H.) took over in net for the fourth quarter and collected two saves.

Michaud led the Monk offense with four goals and an assist while Hopkins finished with three goals and two assists. Ian Barker went 13-for-16 on faceoffs while Zander Kirk was 11-for-17 while picking up a team-high eight groundballs. Reed Wescott played the first 31 minutes in net and made four saves before being relieved by Scott Walsh, who also made four saves.

Regis College (5-6, 1-6 GNAC) hosts Mitchell College Wednesday, April 17, starting at 6 p.m. on Military Appreciation Night, followed by the Pride's final home match of the regular season next Saturday, April 20, against Albertus Magnus, also beginning at 6 p.m. Before that contest, the Senior Night presentation will take place.