LYNDONVILLE, Vt. – Three seniors guided the University of Maine at Farmington men’s lacrosse team (0-13, 0-8) with three goals and three assists in Saturday’s, 22-6, loss at conference rival Lyndon State.
UMF took an early, 2-0, lead with back-to-back scores from senior Zack Rowland (Fryeburg, Maine) and sophomore Casey Wrigley (Oakland, Maine) with an assist coming from senior David Walter Grainger III (Lexington, Mass.) on both goals. Grainger joined the scoring attack with an unassisted goal at the 4:37 mark of the second quarter.
After notching the game’s first two goals and one from Grainger, the Beavers were held in the check for the remainder of the half and trailed, 12-3, at the half.
In the second half, sophomore Tom McGowan (Windham, Maine) closed the gap midway through the third quarter with a goal, and senior Josh Smith (Sidney, Maine) did not waste any time by scoring 17 seconds later.
Junior Cameron McAllister (Yarmouth, Maine) added to his season total with the game’s final goal at the 1:12 mark. Joseph Maldonado (Fresno, Calif.) started in the goal for the Beavers and made six saves. Smith also led UMF with six ground balls.
Farmington plays its season finale on Tuesday against Daniel Webster at 4 p.m. Tuesday will also commemorate the closing of a UMF lacrosse chapter for four seniors.
