BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Sophomore goalie Nate Porter posted 16 saves to help the University of New England pick up an 11-1 The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's lacrosse victory over Nichols College Saturday afternoon at Barbara J. Hazard Field.
With the win, the Nor'easters move into a three-way tie for eighth in the league standings at 2-8 -- even with the Bison and Wentworth Institute of Technology.
As none of the first four tie-breakers separate one team apart from the other two, the conference office will conduct a coin flip to determine the final playoff team at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 26.
Porter held Nichols scoreless into the fourth period, surrendering a man-up goal to Bison sophomore Michael Farragher (Worcester, Mass.) with 11:02 to play.
UNE got on the board just 13 seconds into the match, when graduate student Eric Santos won the face-off and rifled home a shot, and never looked back. Santos added another score in the final period, and won 6-of-9 face-offs for the game.
The Nor'easters also got two goals and two assists each from junior Michael Woods and first-year Tyler Thomas. Sophomore Dylan Thomas added a goal and two helpers.
Nichols (5-10) received 16 saves from sophomore goalie Scott Gray (Annapolis, Md.).
UNE (6-10), which matched its program-best win total from a year ago, out-shot the Bison by a 49-26 margin.
For the team that advances to the TCCC tournament via the coin flip, the quarterfinal round match will take place next Saturday (May 1).
Story courtesy University of New England Sports Information
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