St. Louis - The Maryville men's lacrosse team used a big second half to storm past Walsh 17-6. The Saints outscored the Cavaliers 9-1 after halftime. Clayton Cerett fired in six goals and had an assist to lead the offensive outburst. Ethan Olson had two goals and two assists. Shea Raeburn went 13-of-14 at the faceoff dot as the Saints won 22-of-26 faceoffs.
 
Walsh recap
The Saints scored just six seconds into the game, just one tick over the Division II record of fastest goal to start a game. Raeburn won the opening faceoff, fed Cerett who fired in a goal for a 1-0 lead at the 14:54 mark. Colin Tobias doubled the Maryville lead with a score four minutes in. The teams traded goals as the Saints led 4-3 after 15 minutes. Up 5-4, the Saints scored two straight on goals by Matt Martyn and Ben Foster. Olson tallied late in the second quarter as Maryville went up 8-5 at the break.
 
Foster tallied a goal just a minute into the third, and Connor Kvaal followed. Cerett blasted home another goal as the Saints surged to an 11-5 advantage. Walsh scored at the 3:43 mark of the quarter but that would prove to be its only goal after halftime. Cerett and Reid Usrey closed the third with goals for a 13-6 cushion. Maryville put the game away with four goals in the fourth and shutting out Walsh in the final 15 minutes.
 
Maryville goalie Stephen DeSantis made seven saves to pick up his second straight win in the nets.
 
Statistical Leaders
Goals: Clayton Cerett - 6
Assists: Ethan Olson - 2
Points: Clayton Cerett - 7
Ground Balls: Shea Raeburn - 6
Caused Turnovers: Garrett Rivers - 2
Saves: Stephen DeSantis - 7
 
Records
Maryville: 2-1
Walsh: 0-1
 
What's Next?
The Saints close out their three-game homestand by welcoming Westminster (Utah) for a 3 p.m. game Friday, Feb. 24.