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Ryan Auger of Men's Lacrosse shown with stick in his hands
Jim Stankiewicz
8
American International AIC 4-5, 0-3
11
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 2-4, 1-1
American International AIC
4-5, 0-3
8
Final
11
Southern N.H. SNHU
2-4, 1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
American International AIC 1 1 3 3 8
Southern N.H. SNHU 4 3 3 1 11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Auger Scores Four Goals as Men's Lacrosse Tops AIC 11-8

Penmen Pick Up First NE10 Win Saturday

When and Where: March 23, 2024 – Hooksett, N.H. – Mark A. Ouellette Stadium
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 11, American International College 8
Records:  SNHU 2-4 (1-1 NE10), AIC 4-5 (0-3 NE10)

Graduate student Ryan Auger (Hampstead, N.H.) netted four goals and added a pair of assists to help Men's Lacrosse to its first NE10 win of the season, 11-8 over American International College on Saturday. 

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Auger – 4 goals,  2 assists, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
  • Freshman Ryan Lynch (Derry, N.H.) – 3 goals, 1 assist, 4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
  • Sophomore Matt Antonetti (North Attleboro, Mass.) – 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
  • Senior Jack Terrones (Anaheim, Calif.) – 2 goals
  • Graduate student Eric Bua Jr. (Revere, Mass.) – 2 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers
  • Graduate student Cam Cote (Saco, Maine) – 4 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers
  • Graduate student Gennaro Marra (Hampstead, N.H.) – 18-21 faceoffs, 16 ground balls
  • Senior Ronan DePaul (Elkton, Md.) – 6 saves
KEY MOMENTS
  • The Penmen scored the game's first three goals and never trailed.
  • Lynch opened the scoring at 10:38 of the first quarter, Auger added two in the first, and Terrones had the other goal as the Penmen opened a 4-1 lead.
  • Second-period goals by Lynch and sophomore John Serina (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) pushed the lead to 6-1.   SNHU led 7-2 at the half after Terrones tallied with 1:03 to play.
  • Each team scored three times in the third quarter – Auger scored twice – and the Penmen took a 10-5 lead to the fourth quarter.
  • The Yellow Jackets outscored the Penmen 3-1 in the fourth quarter, but could not get any closer than three goals in the second half.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Junior Tyler Goode led AIC with two goals and an assist.
  • The Penmen had a 53-23 shot advantage in the contest and a 46-25 edge on ground balls.
  • SNHU was nearly perfect on clears at 18-for-19 while AIC was 19-for-22.
  • The Penmen converted 2-of-5 man-up opportunities while the Yellow Jackets were 1-for-4.
  • AIC had 24 turnovers to 20 for SNHU
NOTES
  • The Penmen improve to 23-2 all-time against the Yellow Jackets with wins in the last 13 games dating back to 2011.
  • Auger leads the Penmen with 25 points (12 goals and 13 assists).  
  • Lynch has a team-leading 15 goals.
  • Marra, now the all-time leader in NE10 history, has 459 career ground balls.  He has won 98-136 (.721) of his face-offs in 2024, which ranks in the top two nationally.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen will play at Assumption University on Tuesday (March 26) at 4 p.m.
  • The next home game for the Penmen will be Friday, March 29 at 4 p.m. against The College of Saint Rose. 
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