Box Score THE BASICS
Score: Emerson 20, Emmanuel (Mass.) 9
Records: Emerson Lions (5-8, 1-2 NEWMAC) ; Emmanuel (Mass.) Saints (9-4)
Location: Boston, Mass. (Clemente Field)
Date: April 11, 2023
The Lead: Senior Nicholas Fulgione and sophomore Jack Burns found the back of the net five times apiece while junior Birk Swan dished out six assists in the Emerson men's lacrosse team's 20-9 triumph over Emmanuel (Mass.) on Tuesday night.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Fulgione: five goals, three assists
Burns: five goals
Swan: three goals, six assists
James Toomy: two goals, 13 ground balls
Aedan Kiniry: two goals
Josh DeMattos: two caused turnovers
FACE OFFS
James Toomy (18-25) ; Tyler King (3-8)
GOALIE
Malcolm McGrath (W, 5-7): six goals allowed on 22 shots with 16 stops through 45 minutes
Connor Nydegger: one goal allowed on two shots with one save through 11 minutes
Elijah Turbow: zero goals allowed on one shot with one saves through three minutes
Ethan Corby: two goals allowed on two shots through two minutes
EMMANUEL (MASS.)
Drew Chant: four goals
Robert Favuzza: four assists
Derek Delvecchio: five ground balls, three caused turnovers
FACE OFFS
Ty Carroll (9-20) ; Nolan Bosse (3-13)
GOALIES
Randy Castle (L, 9-2): 19 goals allowed on 29 shots with 10 saves through 50 minutes
Eric Anderson: one goal allowed on three shots with two saves through 10 minutes
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Emerson spread five goals through a near seven minute span of the first quarter to jump out to an early 5-1 lead over Emmanuel, which included a pair of markers from Fulgione. The Saints made their way onto the board at 2:34 with a goal from Chant.
- Burns' first two goals of the game kickstarted Emerson's scoring in the second frame to give the Lions a five-goal 7-2 lead with 10:31 on the clock. Swan and Kiniry followed up with a pair of tallies at 7:08 and 6:10 as Emerson's lead was upped to 9-2.
- Within the final two minutes of the half, Favuzza and Colin Dickinson each recorded unassisted tallies for Emmanuel and chipped Emerson's lead down to five at 9-4.
- Chant continued the Saints' scoring run nearly two minutes into the third frame and put the hosts within four at 9-5.
- A four-goal lead soon extended to an eight-goal cushion after Emerson answered with four straight goals, two of which came from Burns to round out his hat trick. Fulgione's goal at 6:18 rounded out the run and moved the score to 13-5.
- Chant broke up Emerson's scoring run with a goal at 4:42 off a feed from Favuzza with the score at 13-6. With six ticks left in the third, Swan added one more goal and bumped the Lions' lead back to eight at 14-6.
- It took Emerson 50 seconds into the fourth to keep their scoring rolling and started another five-goal streak on tallies from Swan and Toomy. Fulgione, sophomore Benson Offit and graduate Peirce Eldredge wrapped the streak as the Lions' lead bolstered to 13 at 19-6.
- Fulgione found the back of the net one last time at 2:16 in the midst of Emmanuel's three-goal scoring run as the Lions rolled to the 20-9 victory over the Saints.
UP NEXT
- Emerson returns home on Friday, April 14th when they host Babson under the lights at 7:00 p.m.
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