KINGS POINT, N.Y. (April 17, 2024) – Sixteen different players registered a point with thirteen scoring goals as the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy men's lacrosse team overpowered Purchase College to the tune of a 23-4 win on Wednesday at Brooks Stadium.
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Midfielder Owen Behr (Vestavia Hills, Ala.) led USMMA (8-4, 4-1 Skyline) with four goals and two assists while Jack Meyer (Sandy, Utah) had his best game of the season with four goals. Junior midfielder Michael Emerick (Damascus, Md.) added a hat trick and an assist with two other Mariners---Owen Barcus (Annapolis, Md.) and Kyle Hennelly (Dacula, Ga.) registering a pair of goals in the win. Sophomores William Badeer (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Jack DeTommaso (Massapequa, N.Y.) each added a goal and an assist as did junior attacker Charlie Wahlin (Stafford, Va.) while Michael Hofstetter (Deer Park, N.Y.) collected a goal and an assist on the evening. Goals also came from junior Jack Collins (Memphis, Tenn.), senior Erich Diehl (Long Valley, N.J.), sophomore Kenneth Harrison (Ellicott City, Md.) and freshman attacker Luke Holava (Virginia Beach, Va.). Meanwhile, Owen Markel (The Woodlands, Texas) collected two assists with freshmen Brendan Ring (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Ryan Thorne (Selden, N.Y.) each registering an assist for the Mariners.
Junior Chris Neuman (South Huntington, N.Y.) was 10-for-11 on face-offs for the Mariners with ten ground balls in the first half of play. The Mariners dominated the face-off circle on the night with Jason Rupli (Washington, D.C.) going 9-for-10 on restarts and freshman Ramsey Stark (Colorado Springs, Colo.) winning five of his seven draws. The defensive unit combined to cause six turnovers with six different Mariners each compiling one CT on the stat sheet. In cage, Julian Garcia (Lakeway, Texas) earned the win after a workmanlike first half with two saves and only one goal allowed. Fellow freshman Joseph Montazella (Lyme, Conn.) and senior Coby Schwartz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) finished out the game in net for the Mariners.
For Purchase (3-9, 0-4 Skyline), four players each tallied a goal with Mark Piccolino also adding two ground ball pickups in the loss. Will Boes and Sam Erlich each made seven saves in net for the Panthers on the evening.
Behr opened the game with three consecutive goals in the first five minutes of play as USMMA built up a 9-0 lead after one quarter of play. Though the offensive output slowed down in the second quarter, Merchant Marine would lead 14-1 as Emerick beat the first-half buzzer with a goal following Purchase's first tally from Charley Jimenez. Meyer tallied all four of his goals in the fourth quarter as part of a 5-0 run for USMMA to close out the contest.
The Mariners take to the road one final time in the regular season on Saturday, April 20 when they face St. Joseph's-Long Island in Patchogue. Opening face-off is set for 1 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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