THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson College 14, Coast Guard Academy 13

Records: Emerson Lions (12-5, 2-4 NEWMAC); Coast Guard Bears (9-7, 4-2 NEWMAC)

Location: New London, CT

Date: April 30, 2022

The Lead: Senior Skyler Celotto broke both the Emerson single season goal record as well as the career goals record as he and classmate Hunter Gervais netted 5 goals apiece to help push the Lions past Coast Guard and advance to the program's first ever NEWMAC playoff appearance.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Skyler Celotto: 5 goals and 2 groundballs

Hunter Gervais: 5 goals and 3 groundballs

Nicholas Fulgione: 2 goals, 5 assists, and 3 groundballs

Birk Swan: 1 goal, 3 assists, and 1 groundball

FACE-OFFS:

James Toomy: 16-30

GOALIE(s): 

Malcolm McGrath: 13 goals allowed on 29 shots with 16 saves in 60 minutes.

COAST GUARD

Caleb Holdridge: 3 goals and 4 assists

Nate Gee: 2 goals and 1 assist

Taylor Gustafson: 3 goals and 2 assists

Ryan Flynn: 1 goal, 1 assist, and 3 groundballs

FACE-OFFS: 

Logan Thobias: 13-27

GOALIE: 

Dan Lucas: 14 goals allowed on 21 shots with 7 saves in 60 minutes.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Coast Guard's Ryan Flynn broke the scoreless tie 3 minutes into the game when he netted a pass from teammate Nate Gee. Emerson Senior Hunter Gervais answered less than a minute later, finding the back of the net and tying the game at 1-1.
• The remainder of the 1^st quarter was dominated by Taylor Gustafson and Caleb Holdridge. Gustafson netted 3 goals, all assisted by Holdridge; helping the Bears build a 4-1 lead at the end of the 1^st quarter.
• The 2^nd quarter was dominated by the Lions. Gervais and Senior Skyler Celotto combined for 5 goals in the quarter. Celotto's 1^st goal, which came at the 9:52 marker of the 2^nd quarter brought the Lions within 1 goal. This goal also broke the Lions career goals record; giving Celotto 87 career goals.
• Coast Guard added a goal with 4:04 remaining in the half, but the Lions held a 6-5 lead at halftime.
• The 3^rd quarter was tightly contested and saw 3 ties and 3 lead changes. Celotto netted 2 more goals for the Lions and Junior Josh DeMattos scored his first career goal with :4 remaining in the quarter to bring the Lions within 1 goal. At the end of the 3^rd quarter, Coast Guard held a 10-9 lead.
• With 13:33 remaining in regulation, Celotto scored his 5^th goal of the game; tying the score at 10-10. This goal gave Celotto 42 goals on the season, breaking the Emerson single-season record of 41 goals.
• A little over a minute later, Junior Nicholas Fulgione found the back of the net on a pass from Sophomore Birk Swan. This gave Emerson an 11-10 lead with 12:06 remaining in the game.
• Over the course of the next 5 minutes, the two teams would trade goals. Fulgione and Gervais scored for Emerson and with 6:01 remaining in the game, the Lions held a 13-12 lead.
• Three minutes later, Emerson got the insurance they needed when Swan netted his lone goal of the game, giving Emerson a 2-goal advantage.
• Coast Guard scored a goal with 1:34 remaining; making the score 14-13 but Emerson defense held strong and the Lions secured a victory and their first trip to the NEWMAC playoffs.

UP NEXT

The Lions head to Babson to take on the Beavers in the opening round of the NEWMAC Tournament on Monday, May 2^nd at 7pm.