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Men's lacrosse ends season with loss against Saint Michael's
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College men's lacrosse team closed out the 2022 campaign with a 20-11 loss to Saint Michael's College in Northeast-10 Conference play on Tuesday, April 26.
FAST FACTS:
Final Score: Sant Michael's 20, AIC 11
Records: The Purple Knights rise to 3-12 overall and 2-8 in the NE10; the Yellow Jackets fall to 1-14 with a 0-10 NE10 record
Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts
KEY STATS:
Saint Michael's:
Kyle Hirshom: Five goals, two assists
Sebastian Simonson: Four goals, two assists
Max Katavolos: Two goals, two assists
Spencer Scardino: Win (3-12), 10 saves in 45:00
AIC:
Rusty Stone: Three goals
Devon Walker: Two goals
Jason Vickery: One goal, one assist
Tyler Shrewsbury: One assist, 18-of-32 on faceoffs, 10 ground balls
Nick Mee: Loss (0-10), 24 saves
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- After Cristian Reyes scored the game's first goal, AIC struck for the next three. Vincent Orlandi tied the game at 2:38, and then Ben Hardcastle put AIC ahead on a shot he took while on the ground after a heavy check at 8:24. Tyler Shrewsbury won the next faceoff and set up Stephen Stratton to score just 10 seconds later.
- The Purple Knights countered with two to tie the game before the quarter ended and then opened the scoring in the second. Rusty Stone re-tied the game at 5:06, but Saint Michael's scored four more times before the break to lead 8-4 at the half.
- The teams traded goals in the third, with both sides scoring five. Seamus Hayes started AIC's offense again at 2:22, and Devon Walker and Stone each scored twice.
- Jason Vickery scored early, and set up Hunter Terlik for a strike in the first five minutes of the final frame, but the Purple Knights pulled away for a 20-11 win.
FINAL FINALE:
- Prior to the game, AIC honored its three seniors, David Brown, Alphonse Ferrentino, and Vincent Orlandi.
- The trio combined for 56 games for the men's lacrosse team.
UP THE RANKINGS:
- Stone concluded the season with 64 goals for his career, sixth in program history.
- He also broke the 75-point plateau in his three seasons. His 76 career points rate him ninth.
- Clark Marchand ended his third season with 159 ground balls and 52 caused turnovers, tied for fourth and then sixth respectively.
- Jason Vickery's 28 helpers rank seventh in AIC men's lacrosse history.