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STANDISH, ME. – The New England College men's lacrosse team took the loss at St. Joseph's College of Maine at Mercy Field in Standish, Maine on Saturday afternoon in nonconference play. 

THE BASICS 
Score: New England College 2, St. Joseph's College (Maine) 19 
Records: Pilgrims 0-4 | Monks 1-5 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Monks found offense early and often jumping out to an 8-goal lead before sophomore attacker Thomas Norton (Mansfield, Mass.) put the Pilgrims on the board late in the second quarter with an assist coming from senior midfielder Devon Saeger (Chester Springs, Penn.) 

• Just a minute later, the 'Grims would double their score as senior attacker Sam Crary found the back of the net off an assist from junior attacker Matt Daley (Plymouth, Mass.). St. Joseph's would go on to score 11 unanswered goals. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• NEC sophomore goalkeeper Connor Almstrom (Cumberland, R.I.) started and posted 21 saves while sophomore Hunter Sutcliffe (Warwick, R.I.) added 3 saves in a clean relief appearance. 

• St. Joseph's starting goalie Brannon Gilbert (Gray, Me.) stopped 4 shots in the win. 

• The Monks outshot the 'Grims 63 to 15. 

• St. Joseph's featured three players scoring hat tricks; junior attacker Tim Goodfellow (Wayland, Mass.), freshman midfielder Matt Denman (Brentwood, N.H.), and senior attacker Max Lacy (Salisbury, N.H.).

• NEC is now 1-3 all-time against St. Joes. 

UP NEXT 

• NEC is back on the field on Thursday as they travel to Sparks, Maryland to face off against the University of New England at 4 PM at Tierney Field at the USA Lacrosse headquarters. 

• St Joseph's plays their next game next Saturday at 1 PM as they visit Dean College. 

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