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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 1, 2011) – On Saturday, the Maritime men's lacrosse team will play host to the Mount Ida Mustangs of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. The game is set to begin at 1 p.m. at Reinhart Field.

Inside The Series

This will be the first meeting between these two teams.

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

Mount Ida Record: 2-6 (1-0 GNAC)

Maritime Record: 2-6 (1-0 Skyline)

Last Three Games:

Mount Ida: 3/29 Away at Emerson (Win, 15-8); 3/26 Home vs. Western Connecticut State (Loss, 7-6); 3/22 Away at Babson (Loss, 7-6)

Maritime: 3/30 Away at Mount Saint Vincent (Win, 21-6); 3/26 Away at Ithaca (Loss, 10-4); 3/19 Home vs. Mass. Maritime (Win, 7-5)

Leading Points:

Mount Ida: Senior Matt Savage (5-7, 180, A) 19 pts; Sophomore Nick Yakuzzi (5-10, 170, A/M) 15 pts; Senior Paul Battapaglia (6-3, 215, M) 10 pts;

Maritime: Senior Michael Hanratty (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 180, A) 17 pts; Senior Seth Collins (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) (5-9, 175, A) 15 pts; Senior Andrew Marklin (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) (5-11, 186, M) 11 pts; Sophomore Matthew Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (5-11, 165, M) 11 pts

Leading Goals:

Mount Ida: Savage 14 G; Yacuzzi 10 G; Battapaglia 8 G

Maritime: Hanratty 13 G; Collins 7 G; M. Messina 7 G

Leading Assist:

Mount Ida: Senior Derek Broughton (5-10, 195, A) 6 A; Savage 5 A; Yacuzzi 5 A;

Maritime: Collins 8 A; Marklin 7 A; three tied at 4 A

Leading Groundballs:

Mount Ida: Junior Sean Slattery (5-10, 170, M) 24 GB; Junior James McAllister (5-10, 185, G) 19 GB; Sophomore Nick Maurais (6-3, 240, D) 18 GB

Maritime: Junior Steven Tonn (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) (6-1, 190, D) 28 GB; Senior Keith Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (6-1, 185, G) 27 GB; Senior TJ Beaudette (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 175, LSM) 24 GB

Leading Saves:

Mount Ida: McAllister 114 saves; Sophomore Chandler Webb (51-, 160, G) 5 saves; Junior Craig Naftal (5-9, 170, G) 4 saves

Maritime: Messina 88 saves; Sophomore Nick Barbuto (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (5-7, 180, G) 7 saves

Goals Against Average:

Mount Ida: Naftal 7.42 GAA; Webb 8.50 GAA; McAllister 9.68 GAA

Maritime: Barbuto 9.33 GAA; Messina 11.34 GAA