Mass Maritime Defeats Salem State

BUZZARDS BAY, MA -- Sam Cioffi scored a team-high four goals, but Mass Maritime sprinted out to a big lead and never looked back, defeating Salem State 25-13 on Tuesday evening. The Buccaneers improve to 6-8 and 4-3 in conference. The Vikings dip to 6-9 and 0-7 in the Little East.

Spencer Jones and Gage Coolahan each scored four goals for the Bucs. Dale Donovan and Braeden Kosiewicz each added three goals. Peter Raei, Brian Rosher, Ryan Cameron, and Patrick Lawson all scored twice. Mitchell Maida scored once and added three assists. Nick Lamattina, and Owen Donohue scored once.  

Lake Fleming and Patrick Guinee each netted three goals for the Vikings. Kevin Albert scored twice and Aidan Hollingsworth scored once to round out the Viking scoring. Guinee added three assists. Albert had two helpers. Aristomenis Koumentakos picked up seven ground balls to lead Salem while also recording a game-high six turnovers.

The Bucs scored early and often in the first quarter jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead less than two minutes in. Salem scored twice to tie the game at 2-2 which was followed up by a four-goal run by the Bucs including two Jones' goals in five seconds from 5:24 to 5:19. The Bucs led 6-2 with five to play in the first. In the final five minutes, Sale scored twice at 4:51 and 1:15. Those two goals were the bread for a two-goal sandwich for the Bucs as Rosher and Donovan scored at 4:44 and 4:20. With 49 second left, Donovan scored again to give Maritime a 9-4 lead after one.

In the second, Maritime once again scored two goals to open the quarter, this time in three minutes, both from Jones. Salem followed with two of their own from Fleming and Albert. Coolhana and Cioffi traded goals and the Bucs led 12-7 with 3:56 on the clock in the second. The Buccaneers went on to score twice more, from Coolahan and Lamattina, to take a 14-1 lead at the half.

In the third, The Bucs opened with a goal from Kosiewicz one minute in. Salem gor it back at 11:27. The second highest scoring quarter in the game, 12 goals total, was split eight to the Bucs, four to Salem. After Rosher scored off the faceoff with one second on the clock, the Bucs held a 22-11 advantage going into the fourth.

In the final quarter, the Bucs outscored Salem again, this time only a modest five goals were scored between the two teams. Maritime opened the quarter with a Donovan goal and ended it with a Donohue goal with 46 seconds left. 

Mass Maritime's Viktor Wright made eight saves in the win. Zach Royal stopped 18 shots for the Vikings.

(Courtesy Mass Maritime Sports Information)