Men's Lacrosse Falls To Monks On Senior Day

PAXTON, MA - On Wednesday, April 17th the Anna Maria College men's lacrosse team hosted the Monks of St. Joseph's(ME) for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference matchup. The AMCATS lost the game 24-9.

Prior to the opening face-off, the AMCATS celebrated their seniors Tommy Girard, Aiden Foster and Ethan Quinn. Each senior has made a lasting impact on the men's lacrosse program and we would like to congratulate them on their success here at Anna Maria!

The Monks took an early lead to start the game scoring three goals in the first three minutes of the game. Senior Aiden Foster broke the ice for the AMCATS with a goal off a pass from Alex Williams to make it a 3-1 game with eleven minutes to play in the first quarter. Foster would then score the AMCATS second goal of the game just one minute later to close the gap to one goal. The Monks would go on to score four unanswered goals before Ethan Quinn closed the quarter out with a goal off a pass from Tommy Girard to make it 7-3 going into the second quarter.

Tommy Girard opened up the second quarter with a quick goal just thirty seconds into the play. A quick response from the monks would make it an 8-4 game before Foster found the back of the net for the third time with twelve minutes left to play in the quarter. The Monks would go on yet another four goal run before Hank Gittines would get the AMCATS their sixth goal of the evening. The quarter would close out with the Monks scoring five unanswered goals to make it a 17-6 game as the first half came to a close.

The third quarter would see less action as the Monks managed two goals to start things off. Spencer Carpenter would find the back of the net off a pass from Jeremy Dewar to give the AMCATS their seventh of the night, however the Monks would score the next two goals as the third quarter closed out with a score of 21-7. Hank Gittines would have the only two goals for the AMCATS in the fourth quarter as the Monks would find the back of the net three more times to close out the game, leading 24-9 over the AMCATS.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Hank Gittines leads the AMCATS with a career high of 36 points so far this season in just 14 games played.
• Tommy Girard now sits third all time in assists for the AMCATS with 38. Girard also enters the close of his senior season with 84 points in 48 games played (46 G; 38 A)
• Ethan Quinn sits at 73 points over the span of 54 games played throughout his career (53 G; 20 A)
• Aiden Foster has accumulated an impressive 44 points in just 40 games played with the AMCATS over the span of three seasons (31 G; 13 A)

WHAT'S NEXT: 

The AMCATS will be back in action on Wednesday, April 24th where they will host the Rivier University Raiders for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference matchup as well as their final regular season game of the year. Opening face-off is set for 5:00pm.

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