Quincy, Ill. – The No. 16 Maryville men's lacrosse team handled Quincy 21-8 in its final regular season road game of the season.
Ben Mickett led the way with four points on two goals and two assists, while
Zach Baker recorded a hat trick. Eighteen Saints tallied at least one point in the contest.
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Quincy recap
The Hawks won the opening faceoff and scored but the Saints answered with five unanswered goals.
Shea Raeburn won the ensuing faceoff and fired in a goal five seconds later to tie the game. The Saints offense took over as
Ethan Olson and
Reid Usrey notched scores.
Connor Kvaal and
Ben Mickett pushed the advantage to 5-1 at the 8:23 mark of the first quarter. QU pulled one goal back but
Zach Baker and
Clayton Cerett tallied twice in a 40 second span for a 7-2 advantage.
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The Hawks got to within 8-4 until the Saints closed the first half with four straight goals. Baker and
Mitchell Kaye scored for a six-goal margin.
Justin Morgan deposited a score before Baker found the back of the net for a 12-4 edge at the break. Maryville received tallies by Kvaal and Morgan for a double-digit lead. The Saints put the game away with three consecutive goals late in the third for a 17-5 lead.
Statistical Leaders
Goals:
Zach Baker - 3
Assists:Â
Ben Foster - 3
Points:Â
Ben Mickett - 4
Ground Balls:
Shea Raeburn - 8
Caused Turnovers:
Takari Johnson - 4
Faceoff Wins:
Andrew Skifstad - 12
Saves:Â
Evan Hock and
Dylan Radke - 6
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Records
Maryville: 11-3, 4-1 GLVC
Quincy: 5-9, 0-6 GLVC
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What's Next?
It is yet another collision of ranked teams as the Saints host No. 10 Indianapolis Saturday, April 27, with first place in the GLVC at stake. Game time is 11 a.m. at the Maryville Athletic Complex.