JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Collin Patrick recorded a first-half hat trick and finished with six points in the Red Foxes' 15-12 loss to Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon.
Steven Cain scored his first career goal, added a second and tallied two assists to finish with four points.
Joshua Balcarcel also recorded his first hat trick of the season in the defeat.
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- Marist opened the scoring with a long-distance shot from Drew Anderson at 12:33.
- Jake Deacy and Joshua Balcarcel each scored a goal before the first 10 minutes were up.
- Collin Patrick added a pair of goals at 4:42 and 1:29 with Steven Cain assisting on the second.
- Jacksonville scored its first goal of the day with just one second remaining to close out the first period, with the Red Foxes leading 5-1.
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- The momentum stayed with the Red Foxes in the second quarter, as Joshua Balcarcel recorded his second goal just over 30 seconds into the period.
- Collin Patrick completed his hat trick shortly after, giving Marist a 7-1 lead.
- Jacksonville scored its second goal with 6:23 remaining in the half.
- The Red Foxes weren't done, though, as Sean Mullan and Sam Ferrel each scored before the break, leaving the score at 9-2.
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- Steven Cain scored his first collegiate goal with an assist from Collin Patrick at the 13:52 mark.
- Jacksonville then took control, holding the Red Foxes off the scoreboard for the rest of the period while scoring six goals to pull within two heading into the final frame.
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- The Dolphins didn't relinquish control, scoring four goals in the first five minutes of the final quarter to take a 12-10 lead.
- Steven Cain ended Jacksonville's 10-goal unanswered run at 9:14, assisted by Collin Patrick.
- The Dolphins responded with three consecutive goals to go up 15-11.
- Joshua Balcarcel scored his third of the day at the 5:03 mark, cutting the Red Foxes' deficit to three.
- Marist was ultimately unable to erase the lead, falling to Jacksonville, 15-12.
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- Collin Patrick again led the Red Foxes offense, recording a first-half hat trick and finishing with six points.
- Steven Cain scored his first career goal, added a second and tallied two assists to finish with four points.
- Joshua Balcarcel also recorded his first hat trick of the season in the defeat.
- Noble Smith made 17 saves and had a S% of .531
- The Red Foxes will continue their road trip with a visit to Vestal, NY to take on Binghamton on Saturday, Feb. 22.
- The game is set to begin at noon.
