PURCHASE, N.Y. – The Maritime men's lacrosse team fell in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon to the Salve Regina Seahawks by the score of 11-2 on the Purchase College campus.
 
The two goals from the Privateers came from junior Nick Pellegrino (Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East) and freshman Danny Connell (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford), with Pellegrino adding a helper on Connell's tally. Juniors Ian Danahy (West Nyack, N.Y./Clarkstown South) and Brett Daigle (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville), along with sophomores Ian Ziemski (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright), and Michael Petty (Port Washington, N.Y./Paul D. Schreiber) also tallied multiple shot in the offensive effort.
 
In goal, junior Brendan McNally (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) spearheaded the defensive effort with 15 saves in just 45 minutes of work. Junior Ian Ballou (Williamsburg, Va./Bruton) and sophomore Justin Weigold (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) split time in the fourth quarter, with Weigold making one save.
 
McNally also led the team with five ground balls, while freshman Nick San Filippo (Freehold, N.J./Colts Neck) was 5-of-10 on faceoff tries and was second on the team with three ground balls. Junior Paul Lafrancesca (Nesconset, N.Y./Sachem North) and freshman Patrick McAllister (Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur) led the team with two forced turnovers apiece.
 
Salve Regina won the opening draw and scored 12 seconds in to take the early 1-0 lead. Maritime was able to even the game back up at one as Connell took a pass from Pellegrino and buried the shot with 12:18 left on the clock in the opening quarter. The Seahawks added one more goal in the first quarter and three more in the second quarter to take a 5-1 lead into the halftime break.
 
In the third quarter, Salve Regina added four more unanswered goals and took a 9-1 lead into the fourth, before adding the first two of that quarter on a 10-goal run to take an 11-1 lead.
 
After getting a man-up opportunity late in the game, the Privateers capitalized and tallied their second of the game with 18 seconds left in regulation to cap off the scoring on the afternoon.
 
Final stats saw the Seahawks hold a 43-25 advantage in shots, while the Seahawks were 20-of-23 on clears with Maritime clearing the ball 24 times in 28 chances. Ground balls were also in favor of the Seahawks at a 29-20 clip, with faceoffs close as Maritime won seven and Salve Regina winning nine.
 
Maritime's man-down squad held Salve Regina off the board in all but one extra man opportunity as the Seahawks were 1-of-8 in their chances. The Privateers were 1-of-3 with the man advantage.
 
Maritime (1-2) will look to rebound on March 10 at 8 p.m., when the Privateers visit the Maine Maritime Mariners in the opening game of the 2017 Maritime Cup. Maritime will meet Mass. Maritime the following day at 2 p.m. in search of their second consecutive title.
 
Salve Regina (4-0) will take its unbeaten record into road action on Wednesday afternoon, when the Seahawks visit the Mount Ida Mustangs in Newton, Mass. for a 3:30 p.m. start.