Recap by Director of Athletic Communications Luke Tracy 

RINDGE, N.H. (1/6/2023) – The Franklin Pierce University men's lacrosse team dropped a low scoring 8-7 battle with the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights on Tuesday afternoon.

Score: Franklin Pierce 7, Bridgeport 8
Records: Franklin Pierce 3-2 (0-1, NE10), Bridgeport 3-3 (0-0, CACC)
Location: Knights Field, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Date: 3/12/2024

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Ravens went down early after the Knights scored two goals in the first two minutes of the game. 
• Upperclassmen leadership helped the Ravens get back in the game after senior midfielder Ethan Cote (North Smithfield, RI) and junior midfielder Jackson Hale (Kensington, NH) grabbed a goal each, making it a 2-2 game.
• The Knights put up another pair of goals in the final 90-seconds of the first quarter to make it a 4-2 game after 15 minutes.
• Two and a half minutes into the second quarter, Jackson Hale scored his second goal of the game but after that the offense of both teams stalled making it a 4-3 at half.
• Following halftime, the FPU turned on the jets offensively after three different Ravens tallied a goal. That included Hale, who secured a hattrick, along with Connor Henchey (Bellingham, MA) and Everett Hillman (Newington, CT) who chipped in a goal each.
• Though the Ravens held the lead at the start of the fourth, the Knights fired back with three unanswered goals which gave them the 8-6 lead.
• With 80 seconds on the clock, the Ravens earned a man up opportunity and Jackson Hale capitalized scoring his fourth of the game and cut the lead to one.
• Bridgeport was able to win the following faceoff and kill the remaining minute of play to secure the 8-7 victory.  

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS:

• Shots:
  • Ravens: 27
  • Knights: 40
• Saves:
  • Ravens: 17 Saves on 25 Shots - Mike Masterpolo (Kingston, MA)
  • Knights: 9 Saves on 16 Shots – Peter Nazario
• Ground Balls:
  • Ravens: 24
  • Knights: 31
• Turnovers:
  • Ravens: 22
  • Knights: 20
• Faceoffs
  • Ravens: 6-19
    • Ethan Cote: 0-1
    • Nick Cattabriga (Centerville, MA) : 6-18
  • Knights: 13-19
• Man Up Opportunities:
  • Ravens: 2-5
  • Knights: 3-5

NEXT FOR THE RAVENS: The Ravens return to Rindge for their next home game against the Pace University Setters on Saturday, March 23^rd with a 1:00 PM start time.