KINGS POINT, N.Y. (March 27, 2024) – The USMMA men's lacrosse team fought off a sluggish start in its rivalry game at home against Coast Guard on Wednesday night, as the Mariners righted their course and defeated the Bears, 11-7, for their second-straight victory over their arch-rival in as many years. With the victory, Merchant Marine improves to 4-3 on the season, while USCGA falls to 1-7.
 
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Sophomore attackman Owen Barcus (Annapolis, Md.) and junior Jack Collins (Memphis, Tenn.) both tied for the game high with five points, as Barcus netted a season-best five goals, while Collins scored twice and dished out three assists.
 
Three other Mariners recorded multi-point nights as sophomore Jack DeTommaso (Massapequa, N.Y.) had a goal and two assists and both freshman Owen Behr (Vestavia Hills, Ala.) and sophomore William Badeer (Pittsburgh, Pa.) contributed one goal and one helper apiece. Senior Sam Winkler (Moorestown, N.J.) scored once and juniors Chris Neuman (South Huntington, N.Y.) and Michael Emerick (Damascus, Md.) both dished out one assist each to round out USMMA's scorers.
 
Defensively, senior Mark Bredeck (Severna Park, Md.) scooped up four ground balls and classmate Dom Mirack (Stevensville, Md.) tied for the game-high with two caused turnovers. Neuman won 10-of-19 draws and gobbled up four GBs, while freshman goalie Julian Garcia (Lakeway, Texas) was impressive with 11 saves in the winning effort between the pipes.
 
The Bears came out strong, scoring the first three goals of the game in the opening 15 minutes.
 
Merchant Marine struck back quickly with back-to-back tallies under a minute into the second quarter to make it 3-2 in favor of the visitors. After Coast Guard extended its lead back to two at 9:45, the Mariners would score the next three-straight to close out the first half with a 5-4 advantage.
 
USMMA outscored the Bears 6-3 over the final half of action, never falling below a three-goal advantage from the three-minute mark of the third on.
 
For Coast Guard, Jake Chambers registered two goals and Mason LaForte had two assists. Defender Nick Butler caused two turnovers and led all players on the night with six ground balls. Goalie Matt Reheuser was forced to make 13 saves as he suffered the loss.
 
This weekend brings another rivalry game to Kings Point for the Mariners, as they'll open up Skyline Conference action with a rematch of the 2023 championship game against SUNY Maritime on Saturday, March 30. Please note, the start time of the game has been moved back two hours from its original start to a 2 p.m. start at Brooks Stadium. Live stats and a live video feed of the game will be available with links on the USMMA Men's Lacrosse Schedule Page!
 
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