Box Score

WATERVILLE, ME- The regular season came to a close tonight for the Thomas men's lacrosse team as they fell to conference rival Husson 9-3 on senior night under the lights on the turf.

The Terriers finish the season at 4-9 (3-4 NAC) while the Eagles climb to 7-8 (6-2 NAC). With a sixth-place finish in the conference, Thomas will be matched with the Eagles again in the quarterfinals of North Atlantic Conference playoffs.

The Terriers struggled to find the back of the net in the first half, as Husson's defense was very strong in preventing Thomas from doing what they wanted. The Eagles grabbed a 4-0 lead after the first quarter with four different players recording the goals.

Two Mitch Heaps (York, PA) goals in the second pushed the Eagle lead to six. The Terriers were finally able to strike with 3:27 left in the first half when senior Sean Machin (Brunswick, Maine) drove toward the net and fired a shot for the first Terrier goal to cut the deficit to five at halftime.

The third quarter was all Husson as Heaps added another goal, along with Vinny Visconti (North Andover, Mass.) and Dillon Shaw (Augusta, Maine). Thomas would end the game on a postive note with the only goals in the fourth quarter. Matt Davis (Farmington, Maine) scored off a pass from Jordan Marino (Londonberry, N.H.) with a man advantage and Machin scored on a man advantage also on an assist from Gunnar Shelton (Eugene, Ore.).

Husson was able to hold advantages in face-offs, shots, ground balls, and successful clears on Thomas to propel the victory.

Senior goalkeeper Jesse Morkeski (Damariscotta, Maine) 13 saves in his final home game in net Thomas. Eagle goalkeeper John Hooper III (Wakefield, R.I.) recorded 14 saves in the winning effort.

This was the final home game for seniors Machin, Morkeski and Isaac Brown (Kennebunk, Maine).

Thomas will hold the six seed in the upcoming NAC playoffs and rematch with Husson, the three seed, this Saturday April 27, time TBA.