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20
Winner Merchant Marine USMMA 5-4, 1-0
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJLI 3-4, 0-1
Winner
Merchant Marine USMMA
5-4, 1-0
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Final
2
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJLI
3-4, 0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Merchant Marine USMMA 7 4 6 3 20
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJLI 1 0 1 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Hayley Peck | Assistant Manager for Media Relations

Men's Lacrosse Downed by USMMA in Conference Opener

When and Where:

March 28, 2026  - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 3-4 (Skyline 1-0)
USMMA, 5-4 (Skyline 0-1)

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's lacrosse falls in the conference opener against USMMA, 20-2, at home on Saturday evening.

Top performers:

  • Junior Matt Cioffi led the Golden Eagles with one goal, one ground ball, and one caused turnover.
  • Freshman Ryan Schildt totaled one goal and one goal.
  • Junior Caden Stubba collected two assists, two ground balls, and two caused turnovers.
  • Freshman John Marino tallied 20 saves and six ground balls.

How it happened:

  • Merchant Marine opened the first quarter by scoring the first six goals of the game, with the first three being back-to-back.
  • Schildt netted the first goal at St. Joseph's at 17 seconds, which was quickly answered back to end the quarter 7-1.
  • The Mariners held the Golden Eagles from scoring any goals in the second quarter, scoring four goals themselves and taking the 11-1 lead into halftime.
  • USMMA added two more goals to the score in the beginning of the third quarter, until Cioffi scored SJLI's second goal off a pass from Stubba.
  • Merchant Marine answered shortly after once again and scored three goals after that, making the score 17-2 at the end of the third.
  • The Mariners held SJLI scoreless for the entire fourth quarter and netted three goals to take the 20-2 conference victory.

Notes:

  • The Mariners held a 48-21 ground ball advantage.
  • USMMA won 19 face offs compared to SJLI's five.
  • Mercant Marine recorded 14 caused turnovers to St. Joseph's four.

Next up:

The Golden Eagles continue conference play at home where they host Mount Saint Vincent on Wednesday, Apr. 1 at 5:30 PM.

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