THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (March 30, 2011) – The Maritime men's lacrosse team will begin its Skyline Conference scheduled tonight when the squad travels to face nearby Mount Saint Vincent. The first faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, N.Y. Directions to the field can be found by clicking here.

Inside The Series

Over the last six seasons, the Privateers have won each matchup against the Dolphins. During the 2010 campaign, played at Reinhart Field on April 17, Maritime defeated CMSV 12-7, behind four goals apiece by senior Stephen Doherty (Yorktown, N.Y./Lakeland) and then-junior Ryan Korb (Islip, N.Y./Islip).

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

Mount St. Vincent Record: 3-3 (0-1 Skyline)

Maritime Record: 1-6 (0-0 Skyline)

Last Three Games:

Mount St. Vincent: 3/26 Away at Kean (Loss, 15-4); 3/20 Home vs. Thomas (Win, 12-5); 3/19 Home vs. Wells (Win, 15-10)

Maritime: 3/26 Away at Ithaca (Loss, 10-4); 3/19 Home vs. Mass. Maritime (Win, 7-5); 3/16 Home vs. Kings Point (Win, 19-6)

Leading Points:

Mount St. Vincent: Senior Mike Shea (6-4, 185, A) 23 pts; Senior Cavan Valance (6-1, 195, A) 14 pts; Freshman Bruce Pappas (5-11, 180, M) 9 pts

Maritime: Senior Michael Hanratty (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 180, A) 12 pts; Senior Seth Collins (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) (5-9, 175, A) 11 pts; Senior Andrew Marklin (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) (5-11, 186, M) 8 pts

Leading Goals:

Mount St. Vincent: Shea 18 G; Cavan Valance 11 G; Pappas 6 G; Sophomore Matt Desimone (6-0, 190, M) 6 G

Maritime: Hanratty 10 G; Collins 6 G; Four tied with 3 G

Leading Assist:

Mount St. Vincent: Shea 5 A; Junior Dan Cohen (6-0, 175, M) 4 A; Four players tied with 3 A

Maritime: Collins 5 A; Marklin 5 A; Sophomore Matthew Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (5-11, 165, M) 3 A; Senior Jesse deBoer (Ridge, N.Y./McGann Mercy) (5-11, 170, M) 3 A

Leading Groundballs:

Mount St. Vincent: Pappas 38 GB; Junior Larry Caputo (5-8, 170, D) 21 GB; DeSimone 17 GB; Junior Rowan Frederick (6-1, 180, A) 17 GB

Maritime: Senior Keith Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (6-1, 185, G) 25 GB; Junior Steven Tonn (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) (6-1, 190, D) 24 GB; Senior TJ Beaudette (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 175, LSM) 20 GB

Leading Saves:

Mount St. Vincent: Freshman Kyle Kalibat (5-11, 185, GK) 64 saves; Freshman Dom Scipioni (5-9, 190, GK) 10 saves

Maritime: Messina 86 saves; Sophomore Nick Barbuto (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (5-7, 180, G) 3 saves

Goals Against Average:

Mount St. Vincent: Scipioni 7.95 GAA; Kalibat 9.77 GAA

Maritime: Barbuto 6.54 GAA; Messina 12.22 GAA