North Andover, MA – Northeast Conference (NEC) play continues Saturday, March 13, for the Wagner College men's lacrosse team when the Seahwaks head to Massachusetts for a 1:00 battle with the Merrimack Warriors.

Wagner–Merrimack History
Saturday's game marks the first matchup ever between the two teams; Merrimack made the transition to Division 1 prior to the 2019-20 season.

Last Time Out For Wagner
Wagner dropped their NEC and home opener Monday, March 8, to the Saint Joseph's University Hawks, 17-5.

Graduate student Philip Buque posted his third straight multi-goal game for the Seahawks, falling a goal short of a third straight hat trick. Junior John Killcommons and freshmen Justin White and Nick Martini all added a goal for Wagner. Junior Tyler Lawton dished out a pair of assists and graduate student Nic Ancona added an assist as well.

Defensively, junior Tommy Scarpello and sophomore Brendan Higgins both registered four ground balls; Higgins and freshman Giovanni Armocida each caused a turnover.

About Merrimack
The Warriors dropped their NEC opener to Bryant last Saturday, 20-8, a week after knocking off UMass Lowell for their first win of the season.

Tommy Rooney leads Merrimack with 11 goals and 14 points. Drew Hailey and Jack Rooney are each tied for second with six goals and nine points; Rooney has increased his point total in each game this far this season.

Karl Sutter has won 52.8 percent of his face-offs, including 60.8 percent in the UMass-Lowell win.

Up Next:
Wagner will welcome the Bryant Bulldogs to Hameline Field Saturday, March 20 for a 12:00 p.m. opening face-off.

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