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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 9, 2011) – The Maritime men's lacrosse team returns to the field to host Skyline Conference rival Kean this afternoon. The first face-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Reinhart Field.

Inside The Series

Over the past six seasons the teams have split the series, 3-3. The Privateers hold the edge when playing at Reinhart Field, as they have won two out of three in Throggs Neck. In their last meeting, at the Bronx campus, Maritime took the win, 8-6, when the teams met on April 4, 2009.

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

Kean Record: 7-3 (2-0 Skyline)

Maritime Record: 5-6 (3-0 Skyline)

Last Three Games:

Kean: 4/6 Home vs. Mount Saint Mary (Win, 16-0); 4/4 Away at Castleton (Win, 8-5); 3/26 Home vs. Mount Saint Vincent (Win, 15-4)

Maritime: 4/6 Home vs. Richard Stockton (Win, 12-9); 4/4 Away at Mount Saint Mary (Win, 19-3); 4/2 Home vs. Mount Ida (Win, 9-8)

Leading Points:

Kean: Sophomore Tom Clifford (6-0, 160, M) 21 pts; Freshman Richard Cheifitz (6-0, 175, A) 19 pts; Junior Nick Angrisani (5-9, 185, M) 17 pts

Maritime: Senior Michael Hanratty (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 180, A) 27 pts; Senior Seth Collins (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) (5-9, 175, A) 24 pts; Sophomore Matthew Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (5-11, 165, M) 19 pts

Leading Goals:

Kean: Angrisani 15 G; Cheifitz 12 G; Freshman Todd Petrone (5-11, 185, A) 11 G

Maritime: Hanratty 19 G; M. Messina 12 G; Senior Andrew Marklin (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East) (5-11, 186, M) 10 G; Senior Alex Korb (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (5-10, 185, A) 10 G; Collins 10 G

Leading Assist:

Kean: Clifford 11 A; Cheifitz 7 A; Sophomore Nicholas Cestaro (5-10, 185, M) 5 A

Maritime: Collins 14 A; Hanratty 8 A; Marklin 7 A; Messina 7 A

Leading Groundballs:

Kean: Senior Justin Lappen (6-0, 180, M) 40 GB; Senior Chris Maslulis (6-2, 200, D) 25 GB; Angrisani 23 GB

Maritime: Senior Keith Messina (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) (6-1, 185, G) 39 GB; Junior Steven Tonn (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) (Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh) (6-1, 190, D) 39 GB; Senior TJ Beaudette (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial) (6-0, 175, LSM) 38 GB

Leading Saves:

Kean: Sophomore Lane Zierten (5-8, 205, G) 89 saves; Freshman George Bogner (6-2, 270, G) 21 saves; Sophomore Greg Egan (5-7, 200, G) 5 saves

Maritime: Messina 115 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:

Kean: Bogner 0.00 GAA; Zierten 6.77 GAA: Egan 8.15 GAA

Maritime: Barbuto 6.21 GAA; Baisley 6.84 GAA; Messina 10.38 GAA