No. 8 Men's Lacrosse Runs Past Mercyhurst North East

ARNOLD, MD – The No. 8 Anne Arundel Community College men's lacrosse team got back in the win column Wednesday evening with a 20-5 win over visiting Mercyhurst North East at Siegert Field. Trevor Collier paced AACC with eight goals and a pair of assists.

Seven Riverhawks notched points in the win. Sam Weisshaar added five goals and three assists. Zach Burns and John Thibodeau each scored twice and assisted another. Peter Zercoe recorded a pair of goals, Bryan Granados picked up an assist, and Jacob Kotelchuck scored his first career tally.

Collier had a natural hat trick in the first quarter, potting his first score on the man advantage. Weisshaar added two before the buzzer to send the Riverhawks into the second quarter ahead, 5-0. Collier struck twice within the first three minutes of the second quarter to extend AACC's lead to 7-0.

The Saints (0-2) got one back midway through the second, but Weisshaar, Collier and Burns closed out the half with tallies to make it 10-1 Riverhawks at halftime.

AACC scored five-straight to open the third, including Kotelchuck's score with the man advantage. Mercyhurst North East's faceoff specialist Xander Reagan scored off the draw to make it 15-2, but Weisshaar and Zercoe answered right back. The two teams traded goals to close out the quarter with AACC leading, 18-3.

Reagan scored the first two goals of the fourth, including a man-up strike, before Zercoe and Weisshaar closed out the game with goals.

Hugh Edwards made 10 saves, including several point-blank stops, to pick up the win. Cole Simmons turned away the lone shot he faced in the final 9:14.

It was a battle at the x, with Granados finishing 10-24, and Reagan going 12-21. AACC outshot its visitors, 43-30, and led the groundball battle, 43-33. The Riverhawks caused 19 of the Saints' 32 turnovers. Both teams went 2-for-6 on the man up.

AACC has its first road test of the season Saturday in a 1 pm game at No. 6 Mercer County.