St. Louis – Fueled by its best defensive effort of the season, the Maryville men's lacrosse team shutdown Lewis in a taut 6-2 victory on a cold and blustery Saturday afternoon. Reid Usrey rocketed in a season-high four goals to pace the offense. The Maryville defense blanked Lewis for the opening 26 minutes of the game. The two goals allowed are the second fewest in program history and the lowest surrendered since shutting out Quincy Feb. 27, 2021.
 
Lewis recap
Usrey gave the Saints a quick 1-0 lead when he tallied just 1:40 into the contest. Both defenses dominated the rest of the quarter as Maryville held the one-goal advantage heading into the second. Usrey struck again to double the lead before the Saints stretched out their advantage. Clayton Cerett found the back of the net midway through the second, and Mitchell Kaye's rocket made it 4-0. Lewis finally got on the scoreboard at the 4:12 mark of the second quarter.
 
The Saints continued to dominate the Flyers and did not allow a score in the third quarter. Usrey completed his hat trick late in the period for a 5-1 advantage. Usrey tacked on his fourth off a feed from Connor Kvaal and a 6-1 cushion. The Flyers pulled one score back late but the Saints cruised to the victory. Stephen DeSantis locked down the Lewis offense with nine saves.
 
The win gives the Saints third place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season standings, their highest finish in the league in program history.
 
Statistical Leaders
Goals: Reid Usrey - 4
Assists: Connor Kvaal and Jared Norris - 1
Points: Reid Usrey - 4
Ground Balls: Clayton Cerett - 4
Caused Turnovers: Trent Siggins - 3
Saves: Stephen DeSantis - 9
 
Records
Maryville: 8-5, 3-2 GLVC
Lewis: 8-5, 1-3 GLVC                                   
 
What's Next?
The Saints have completed the 2023 regular season and await their semifinal opponent in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. Indianapolis will serve as the host school for the tourney with the semifinals May 5 and the championship May 7.