NEWBURGH, N.Y. (April 13, 2024) – Sophomore Jack DeTommaso (Massapequa, N.Y.) scored a game-high five goals as the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy men's lacrosse team put forth a dominant effort in taking down Mount Saint Mary by a 14-3 score on Sunday at Kaplan Field. The Mariners earned their third consecutive victory on the season, improving to 7-4 overall and 3-1 in Skyline Conference play. Mount Saint Mary fell to 1-8 on the season with the loss and 0-3 in league action.
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DeTommaso added three ground balls and three caused turnovers to his five goals, tying for the team-high in points with senior attacker Sam Winkler (Moorestown, N.J.). Winkler was one of three Mariners with two goals in the contest, and the senior dished out three assists in the contest as well. Midfielders William Badeer (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Owen Behr (Vestavia Hills, Ala.) each collected a pair of goals with Behr adding two assists for a four-point game for Merchant Marine. Junior Jack Collins (Memphis, Tenn.) scored a goal and added three assists while sophomore Owen Barcus (Annapolis, Md.) added a goal and assist. Senior Erich Diehl (Long Valley, N.J.) also got into the act with a goal of his own in the win.
The Merchant Marine defense caused 24 turnovers in the victory with senior Dom Mirack (Stevensville, Md.) leading the charge with five caused turnovers and two ground balls. Senior Mark Bredeck (Severna Park, Md.) added three caused turnovers and two ground ball pickups while sophomore Michael Valentine IV (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) had three caused turnovers and four ground balls. Junior Chris Neuman (South Huntington, N.Y.) went 9-for-11 on face-offs with a team-high seven ground ball pickups as Maverick Geller (Hood River, Ore.) and Michael Hofstetter (Deer Park, N.Y.) combined for nine ground balls in the win. Rookie netminder Julian Garcia (Lakeway, Texas) stopped nine shots in the cage to earn the victory for USMMA.
Larry Frank led Mount Saint Mary with a goal and an assist, while two other players---Joe Keating and Devin Lanzer---added goals for the Knights in the loss. Henry Micyk posted an assist for the hosts in the loss and Kenny Leen stopped 21 shots in the net and scooped up a team-high eight ground balls.
DeTommaso had a first-quarter hat trick in collecting the first three goals of the contest for the Mariners, including the game's opening tally with just sixteen seconds off the clock. The sophomore's third goal with six minutes remaining in the opening frame was followed immediately by a USMMA face-off win from classmate Jason Rupli (Washington, D.C.), leading to Diehl's goal to give the Mariners a 4-0 lead.
Mount Saint Mary scored three of the next five goals to bring the deficit down to a 6-3 margin but Collins's tally in the final seconds of the first half provided the swing of momentum to keep the game in firm control the visiting side. KP would score seven goals in the second half and keep the Knights from getting an attempt past Garcia in the final thirty minutes of play. USMMA outshot the opposition by a 47-21 margin and went 16-for-20 in the face-off circle while also posting a perfect 13-for-13 on clear attempts in the win.
The Mariners return home to Brooks Stadium on Wednesday, April 17 for an evening contest against Purchase College. Opening face-off is set for 7 p.m. 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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