POUGHKEEPSIE New York – Marist men's lacrosse picked up its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference win against Manhattan College 12-4 Saturday afternoon. The offense surged in the third quarter and Brian Corrigan was a fortress between the pipes with 17 saves and an astounding .850 save percentage for the game. The Red Foxes improve to 2-8 overall and 1-1 in conference play while the Jaspers fall to 3-6 and 0-2 in conference play.
 
SUMMARY
The Jaspers got on the board first with a man up goal from Sean MacKinney. Marist won the ensuing faceoff and Gannon Morrison found the back of the net to tie it up. Morrison scored again five minutes later but Manhattan quickly responded with a goal of its own to tie it up 2-2 to end the quarter.
 
The Red Fox defense smoothed the Jaspers in the second quarter, limiting them to four shots and keeping them scoreless in the quarter. Kyle Quinn and Thomas Rago added goals to take a 4-2 lead into the half.
 
The offense erupted in the third quarter as the Red Foxes went on a 6-1 scoring run. Jake Weinman scored two shots from behind the back and Jason Intermesoli scored three unanswered goals to fuel Marist's offense. Manhattan had no answer for the Red Foxes as they walked away with the win.
 
STATS

• Intermesoli finished the day with three goals and an assist. Morrison also had four points coming from two goals and two assists.
• Marist was almost perfect on clears going 19-for-20.
• Only one of Manhattan's goals was not man-up.

 
NOTES

• Corrigan made his 500 career save. The senior goalie is seventh in saves in the nation among career leaders.
• Earning his first career start, Weinman scored twice.
• James Sarrocco picked up five ground balls, a new career best.
• Intermesoli's three goals is a new career high.
• Jack Zukowski scored his first career goal.

 
UP NEXT
The Red Foxes remain at home to face Canisius Saturday March 31st. Face-off is scheduled for 12 pm.