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Men's Lacrosse: Seniors, Warriors Close Home Season On Winning Note

Photo by Abby Parisi '25
Box Score MANSFIELD, Conn. – Ten different players contributed points and all 28 healthy layers saw action as the Eastern Connecticut State University men's lacrosse team snapped a four-game Little East Conference losing streak with a 17- victory over the University of Southern Maine Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at Rick McCarthy Field.

With one LEC regular-season game remaining, Eastern (5-7, 2-5 LEC) remains in the hunt for one of six spots in the LEC playoffs, which get underway April 29 with first round games.

The Warriors  are in seventh place in the conference a half-game behind Vermont State University Castleton (3-10, 2-4 LEC). The Spartans host Massachusetts Boston (11-4, 5-1 LEC) Tuesday and Eastern Friday at 4 p.m.

In defeating Southern Maine (2-13, 0-7 LEC) for the 25th straight time in the series, Eastern scored the first five goals and led 7-1 at halftime in easing to its first home win since March 29.

First-year attack Landon Mabb (Sun Prairie, WI) led Eastern with four goals and four assists and sophomore attack Tanner Drobish (Wallingford) added five assists.

The Warriors dominated at the faceoff X, with sophomore Nathan Tranquilli (North Branford) and first-year player Gavin DeLucia (Uncasville) combining to win 11 of 13 attempts off the bench. First-year midfielder Logan Pych (Vernon, NJ) pickedd up six ground balls and Tranquilli and junior defender Liam Shanley (Cornwall, NY) four each.

All four Eastern goalies saw time, with sophomore Gregory Hilinski (Shelton) making eight saves over 45 minutes for his  fifth win.

Prior to the game, Eastern's four outgoing seniors and their families were honored: Mike Glass (Cromwell), Brycen Kennedy (Southington), Rick O'Neal (East Hartford), and Sean Ventresca (Montville).
 
 
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