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BIDDEFORD, Maine -- The University of New England out-scored Rivier University by four over the final 20 minutes to rebound from its only deficit of the day and secure an 11-8 victory in men's lacrosse action at Blue Bolt Field on Saturday afternoon (Mar. 9).

All four of UNE's goal scorers found the back of the cage as the Nor'easters rattled off four unanswered between the 4:27 mark of the 3rd period and 8:13 remaining in the 4th to take a 9-6 lead. First Andrew Lawrence pulled the hosts back level [Watch], and then, while down a player for two minutes, Shea Fogarty turned a one-man clear into the go-ahead tally with 2:34 left in the penultimate frame [Watch].

After Kyle Dunn added one a few minutes into the 4th, Elijah Bryan setup Collin Jackson for a leaping finish and a three-goal cushion with 8:13 on the clock [Watch]. The Raiders countered with one less than a minute later, but a pair of transition scores by Dunn, from Fogarty [Watch], and Jackson, from David Wilcox [Watch], upped the advantage to 11-7 with 4:12 to play.

Meanwhile, on the opposite end, Evan Hazard totaled 10 of his season-best 17 saves from the moment the Nor'easters fell behind at 7:39 in the 3rd stanza. He had seven in the 4th to help maintain the edge [Watch 11, 14, 16, 17]. 

Fogarty notched a game-high five points for UNE (2-5), with two goals and three assists, to go with two caused turnovers. Lawrence, Dunn, and Jackson each registered three goals. Chris Gottlieb collected three caused turnovers and four ground balls, while Ben Gowell won 12 faceoffs and tallied six ground balls.

For Rivier (1-3), Michael Ference and Michael Zapatka recorded two goals apiece. Noah Zeman went 9-for-13 in faceoffs and picked up six ground balls, and Parker Williams added five grounders along with three caused turnovers. Between the pipes, Sawyer Gagnon had 12 stops.

The Nor'easters got out to a 3-0 lead in the 1st, only to see things even at 4-all by halftime. Next to Fogarty's man-down marker, Zapatka scored the only other special teams goal of the afternoon (man-up) 1:12 before the break, and then struck again with 0:03 remaining to tie it.
 
UNE now makes the trip to Maryland to face New England College on Tierney Field at USA Lacrosse Headquarters on Monday (4 p.m.)