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Sean Dwyer holds his cross for SNHU in a recent game
Jim Stankiewicz
11
Winner St. Thomas Aquinas STAC 1-2, 0-0
9
Southern N.H. SNHU 1-2, 0-0
Winner
St. Thomas Aquinas STAC
1-2, 0-0
11
Final
9
Southern N.H. SNHU
1-2, 0-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Thomas Aquinas STAC 3 1 2 5 11
Southern N.H. SNHU 2 3 3 1 9

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Late Lead Gets Away From Men's Lacrosse In 11-9 Loss To STAC

Dwyer, Lynch, Wozniak each score twice in Saturday home contest

When and Where: March 1, 2025 – Hooksett, N.H. (Ouellette Stadium)
Score: Saint Thomas Aquinas College 11, Southern New Hampshire University 9
Records:  SNHU 1-2, STAC 1-2

Sophomore Sean Dwyer (Ballston Spa, N.Y.), sophomore Ryan Lynch (Derry, N.H.), and freshman Blake Wozniak (Garden Grove, Calif.) each scored twice, but Southern New Hampshire Men's Lacrosse dropped an 11-9 decision to Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday afternoon.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Dwyer - 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
  • Lynch - 2 goals, 2 assists, 2 ground balls
  • Wozniak - 2 goals, 3 ground balls
  • Redshirt freshman Joey Gallo (Derry, N.H.) - goal, 2 assists, 2 ground balls
  • Senior Gavin Kostandin (Exeter, N.H.) - goal
  • Junior Aiden Blouin (Barre, Vt.) - goal, 1 ground ball
KEY MOMENTS
  • Blouin tallied with 7:20 left in the first period to tie the game at 1-1.
  • A goal by Lynch from sophomore Kyle Beckett (Monroe, Conn.) brought the Penmen to within 3-2 at the end of the first quarter.
  • STAC attacker Cam Wallace scored his fourth goal of the game to make it 4-2.
  • Goals by Gallo and two by Wozniak rallied the Penmen into the lead 5-4 at halftime.
  • SNHU played much of the second half with a two-goal lead, including 9-7 on Dwyer's second of the game with 11:45 to play.
  • The Spartans would outscore the Penmen 4-0 for the remainder of the contest, scoring three times in 1:35 of the final quarter to secure the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Penmen took 51 shots to 25 for STAC.
  • SNHU went 1-for-8 in man-up situations compared to 0-for-3 for the Spartans.
  • STAC had a 31-29 advantage on ground balls and won 14 of 23 face-offs.
  • The Penmen went 16-for-17 on clear attempts, and the Spartans were 17-of-26.
  • Senior Patrick Cassidy (Chelmsford, Mass.) made six saves for SNHU, while Hayden Gaudette had 20 saves for the Spartans.
NOTES
  • This was the first meeting between SNHU and Saint Thomas Aquinas College.
  • The win was the first at STAC for first-year coach Jack Spallone.
  • Kostandin's goal was the first of his career.
  • Gallo has the team lead with 11 points (five goals, six assists), and Dwyer's six goals lead the Penmen.
UP NEXT
  • SNHU will play Lynn University next Saturday (March 8) in Boca Raton, Florida.
  • The next home game will be the Northeast-10 opener against Assumption University on Tuesday, March 18 (7:00 p.m.).

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