Holderness, NH- Things just keep rolling for Plymouth State Men’s lacrosse. Their 13 – 8 victory of rival Salem State improved their record to 5-1, while remaining undefeated in their own conference (2-0). The win was their third straight victory.
The 13-8 win started from PSU’s Nick Morello (North Billerica, Mass), after being assisted early by Shawn McEvoy (Spring, Texas). Salem State quickly responded, making the first quarter tied 1-1. Plymouth responded quickly in the 2nd, with four unassisted goals and by half time they had the 5-4 advantage.
With nearly six minutes off the clock in the 3rd, Plymouth striked on another unassisted goal at the hands of senior Ty Long (Dover, NH). Plymouth’s offense decided to get hot after that, scoring five more goals, while holding Salem to only two. The dominant scoring of Plymouth continued in the fourth quarter, with goals by Zach Frank (Wakefield, Mass) and once again Nick Morello, who finished what he started making the final score 13-8.
Players of the game go to Zach Frank and Chris Annunciata (Waltham, Mass). Annunciata had a team high three goals, improving his point total to 16 (14 Goals, 2 Assists). Leading point scorer Zach Frank continues to power this offense, as he earns his second straight player of the game. His point total now tallies at 27 points (8 Goals, and 19 Assists).
PSU looks to keep the fire burning with a 4th straight victory over non-conference enemy Clark University, game start scheduled Wednesday night at 7:00.