When and Where: April 19, 2025 – Springfield, Mass. (Abdow Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire 15, American International College 14
Records:  SNHU 5-8 (3-5 NE10), AIC 2-11 (0-8 NE10)

Sophomore Ryan Lynch (Derry, N.H.) scored four goals and Southern New Hampshire Men's Lacrosse has earned a trip to the Northeast-10 Championship after a 15-14 win at American International College on Saturday.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Lynch - 4 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball
• Sophomore Kyle Beckett (Monroe, Conn.) - 2 goals, 2 assists, 1 caused turnover
• Redshirt freshman Joey Gallo (Derry, N.H.) - 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls
• Junior Aiden Blouin (Barre, Vt.) - 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 ground balls
• Senior Travis Brown (Windham, Maine) - 2 goals, 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
• Sophomore Luke Wiedemann (Cheshire, Conn.) - 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers

KEY MOMENTS

• After giving up the first four goals, SNHU scored three to close the first quarter, and tied the game at 4-4 on a man-up goal by Lynch at 14:25 of the second period.
• The Penmen outscored the Yellow Jackets 7-3 in the second quarter to take a 10-7 halftime lead. 
• The game was tied at 6-6, and goals by Lynch (from Beckett), and unassisted goals by Blouin, Beckett, and Lynch again gave the penmen a three-goal lead for the first time.
• Three consecutive goals to start the second half tied the game at 10-10, but SNHU bounced back on goals by Gallo (from Beckett) and Beckett (from Blouin) to make it 12-10 with 4:11 left in the third quarter.
• AIC would battle back to tie at 12-12 and again at 13-13 after Lymch had scored with two seconds left in the third quarter.
• A man-up goal by senior Gavin Kostandin (Exeter, N.H.) was the game-winning goal with 10:10 to play.
• Brown would follow with a goal to make it 15-13 with an assist from redshirt freshman Nate Pedrick (Londonderry, N.H.) with 7:07 on the clock.
• Tyler Goode score with 22 seconds left for the Yellow Jackets - he finished with eight points on two goals and six assists.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Penmen had a 53-37 shot advantage including 30-27 on goal.
• SNHU was 16-for-19 on clears while the Yellow Jackets finished 20-for-30.
• SNHU had a 43-39 edge on ground balls and won 24 face offs to 7 for AIC.
• The Penmen were 3-for-7 on extra man opportunities while the Yellow Jackets were 2-for-5.
• Kostandin scored his fourth man-up goal of the season.
• Junior John Batchelor (Longmeadow, Mass.) made his first start in goal, making seven saves in the first half.
• Senior Patrick Cassidy (Chelmsford, Mass.) made seven saves while playing the second half.

NOTES

• The Penmen have won 14 straight against the Yellow Jackets and lead the all-time series 24-2.
• The Penmen earn the #6 seed in the Northeast-10 Championships, qualifying for the tournament for the fourth time in the past five seasons.
• Gallo leads the Penmen with 32 points on 13 goals and 19 assists---Lynch also has 13 goals (13 assists).
• Dwyer finished the regular season with 18 goals to lead the Penmen.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen will play at #3 seed Pace University at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday (4/26) in the NE10 Quarterfinals.  

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