Throggs Neck, N.Y. – The No. 8 Stevens Institute of Technology men's lacrosse team outscored Maritime College 11-3in the second half en route to a 17-7 victory on Wednesday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Ducks (3-0) struck first 2:22 into the game, as Shea Grant buried a pass from John Flynn. The Privateers (1-2) evened the score with just under 10 minutes left in the first quarter, but off the ensuing faceoff, Joseph Grippo netted an unassisted goal just 22 seconds later. Midway through the quarter, the Ducks capitalized on a strong transition game, with Ford Carney extending the lead to two with 5:13 remaining in the period.

The second quarter remained scoreless for nearly six minutes before the Ducks stretched the gap to three. Off a successful clear, Dominic Piselli converted a feed from Nicolas Accardo. The two teams then combined for three goals in a span of 1:06 before the Privateers pulled within one at 5-4 with 6:04 left in the half. Just 57 seconds later, Adam DeCristofaro found the back of the net to restore a two-goal lead for Stevens at 6-4, which held through halftime.

Stevens held a slight edge in shots over the first 30 minutes, 22-19, with Maritime goalkeeper Michael Monahan keeping the game close with seven first-half saves.

The Ducks turned up the pressure in the second half, with Matthew Pergola scoring off a Jack Tenaglia assist just 46 seconds into the third quarter. Maritime responded at the 11:51 mark, but neither team scored again for the next six minutes. Following an offside penalty on Maritime, Tommy Robertozzi registered a man-up goal off a Finlay MacKnight feed, and Pergola added his second goal of the game with 2:42 left in the period. Stevens then closed the quarter with three more goals in the final 2:05, as Grant, Tenaglia, and Grippo all scored.

MacKnight received a pass from Tenaglia and scored just 1:57 into the fourth quarter, extending the lead to 13-5. The Ducks capitalized on another man-up opportunity, with Grant scoring off a MacKnight assist at the 11:31 mark. Grippo, Tyler Holland, and Jake Connelly added late goals to seal the victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• MacKnight led the Ducks with five points on a goal and four assists, marking his second game this season with four or more points.
• Grippo and Grant combined for seven goals to lead the offense.
• Tenaglia recorded his first career points, finishing with a goal and three assists.
• Nick DeNave anchored the defense with four caused turnovers, while Pergola and Luke Cifuentes each forced two.
• Bastian Chorazykiewicz dominated at the faceoff "X," winning 8 of 10 draws, while Jackson Penn added six faceoff wins and three ground balls.
• Cooper Foote earned the win, making six saves in 50:14 before giving way to Quinton Smith and Gavin Zeldin.

FROM THE FIELD (Head Coach Gene Peluso)

"It was great to get a tough win against the always tough Maritime team.We love the play that we got out of Jack Tenaglia and Luke Cifuentes. Luke really set the tone defensively for us all day, and Jack went in and made big plays when we put him in the game. It was also great for first-year Adam DeCristofaro to get his first career goal. It was great to see Gavin Zeldin get his first minutes in the goal for us. Bastian Chorazykiewicz did a great job going in and winning face offs. It was a great road win, and now we prepare for a very good Messiah university team."

UP NEXT
The Ducks wrap up their road swing on Saturday, visiting Messiah for a 3 p.m. showdown.