THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 20, 2011) – The Maritime men's lacrosse will finish its regular season this afternoon as the squad will travel to Hackettstown, N.J., to face the Cyclones of Centenary College. The game is set to start at the Cyclone Field at 2 p.m.

Inside The Series

This will be the fifth time these teams have faced each other in the past six year. In this period, the Privateers have yet to lose, as they have outscored the Cyclones 55-33 in four convincing victories. The last time they met, on March 12, 2008, Maritime brought home the win from Hackettstown, 15-7.

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

Centenary Record: 5-4 (1-3 CSAC)

Maritime Record: 6-8 (4-2 Skyline)

Last Three Games:

Centenary: 4/16 Home vs. Cabrini (Loss, 19-7); 4/9 Away at Shenandoah (Win. 6-5); 4/6 Away at Marywood (Loss, 15-8)

Maritime: 4/13 Home vs. Montclair State (Loss, 6-5); 4/9 Home vs. Kean (Win, 7-6); 4/6 Home vs. Richard Stockton (Win, 12-9)

Leading Points:

Centenary: Sophomore Robert Nuzzolese (5-8, 175, A) 27 pts; Senior Joe Swantkoski (5-8, 205, A) 23 pts; Sophomore Connor Nolan (5-7, 175, M) 23 pts

Maritime: Senior Michael Hanratty (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 180, A) 30 pts; Senior Seth Collins (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) (5-9, 175, A) 27 pts; Sophomore Matthew Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (5-11, 165, M) 24 pts

Leading Goals:

Centenary: Nuzzolese 23 G; Swantkoski 23 G; Nolan 14 G

Maritime: Hanratty 22 G; M. Messina 16 G; Senior Andrew Marklin (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) (5-11, 186, M) 13 G

Leading Assist:

Centenary: Freshman Tom Montalvo (5-10, 155, A) 13 A; Nolan 9 A; Nuzzolese 4

Maritime: Collins 16 A; Junior Jesse deBoer (Ridge, N.Y./McGann Mercy) (Ridge, N.Y./McGann Mercy) (5-11, 170, M) 11 A; Hanratty 8 A; M. Messina 8 A

Leading Groundballs:

Centenary: Freshman Steve Orisini (5-7, 160, M) 44 GB; Sophomore Sean Lowe (6-0, 203, D) 38 GB; Nolan 37 GB

Maritime: Senior TJ Beaudette (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 175, LSM) 51 GB; Junior Steven Tonn (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) (6-1, 190, D) 46 GB; Senior Keith Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (6-1, 185, G) 45 GB;

Leading Saves:

Centenary: Junior Kyle McVay (5-8, 160, G) 111 saves; Junior Kyle Thompson (6-0, 190, G) 9 saves

Maritime: K. Messina 146 saves; Sophomore Nick Barbuto (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (5-7, 180, G) 12 saves; Freshman Matt Baisley (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) (Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel) (6-1, 190, G) 2 saves

Goals Against Average:

Centenary: Thompson 6.67 GAA; McVay 7.73 GAA

Maritime: Barbuto 6.14 GAA; Baisley 6.84 GAA; Messina 9.74 GAA