Men's Lacrosse Takes Down Regis, 9-2, During Senior Day Friday Afternoon

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's lacrosse team snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Regis College (Regis) Pride, 9-2, during Senior Day Friday afternoon on the USJ Lacrosse Field in West Hartford, Conn. Prior to the game, the Blue Jays honored seniors Michael Callahan (Hampton, N.J.), Benjamin Green (Chelmsford, Mass.), Eliel Duquene (Stamford, Conn.), Jackson Halladay (Massena, N.Y.), Jayme Hollimion (Blacksburg, Va.), Sebastian Fusco (Berlin, Conn.) and Jordan Banik (Hamden, Conn.).

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Regis 2, USJ 9
Records: Regis 3-6 (0-6 GNAC), USJ 6-7 (2-4 GNAC)
Location: USJ Lacrosse Field | West Hartford, Conn.

The Blue Jays started the game strong, taking the lead at the 12:52 mark as junior midfield Samuel Barbetti (Guilford, Conn.) found an open Matt Crisco (North Haven, Conn.), who rifled his shot into the net. The Pride looked to quickly equalize, but Hollimion came up big in goal, making a pair of fine saves. However, Regis would get a shot past Hollimion, tying the game at 1-1 with 2:32 left in the quarter. The game wouldn't stay tied for long, as an incredible solo effort from sophomore midfield Christian Decker (Bristol, Conn.) reestablish the lead for USJ, 2-1. The Blue Jays continued to put their foot on the gas in the closing moments, as Crisco found senior attack Evan Baden (Burlington, Conn.) out in front of the goal, who fired his shot into the corner, beating the buzzer and sending USJ into the second quarter leading, 3-1.

Decker continued the Blue Jays hot streak immediately into the second quarter, extending the advantage to 4-1, 21 seconds into the second quarter. The USJ offense continued to not let up, as sophomore midfield Nick Pestrichello (Wethersfield, Conn.) ripped his shot into the back of the net, increasing the lead to 5-1 before Baden netted his second of the game after receiving a perfect pass from Green, establish a 6-1 edge at the 9:49 mark. Baden rounded out his hattrick moments later, increasing the USJ edge to 7-1 with 3:16 left in the half. The score line would hold as the Blue Jays kept the Pride off the board, heading into the halftime break with a 7-1 lead.

The goals continued to pour in for USJ in the third quarter, as Decker increased the gap to 8-1 at the 11:33 mark. Minutes later, sophomore midfield Garrett Lazor (Masuk, Conn.) lasered a strike into the top right quarter after getting a pass from Decker, establishing a 9-1 USJ edge as the game reached the fourth quarter. The fourth started quiet as both defenses kept the opposing offenses at bay. The Pride broke the scoring drought at the 9:21 mark, cutting the gap to 9-2. The score would hold for the remainder of the game as the Blue Jays took home the 92 victory.

GOALIE BREAKDOWN

REGIS – Robby Fuller picked up the loss for Regis (3-6) allowing nine goals and tallying 15 saves.

USJ – Hollimion played all 60 minutes in between the pipes for USJ, earning the win (1-0) after making nine saves while allowing two goals.

UP NEXT
The Blue Jays head back on the road for a battle of the Saint Joseph's, facing off with Saint Joseph's College on Friday, April 14. First faceoff against the Monks is set for 4:00 p.m. from the SJC Athletics Complex in Standish, Maine.

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