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BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Leading 4-3 after one quarter, the No. 19 Endicott College Gulls outscored the University of New England 16-2 over the final three frames to earn a 20-5 Commonwealth Coast Conference men's lacrosse victory Wednesday afternoon (April 10) at Blue Bolt Field.

Nick Graap paced a balanced Endicott scoring attack with four goals, while Cam Fernandez added three. Guerin Favreau, Ethan Cupples, Nick Pagluiso and Tommy Tyksinski each contributed a pair for the Gulls, who won for the ninth consecutive time to improve their record to 11-1 (4-0 CCC). Pagluiso finished with a game-high three assists to finish with five points.

For UNE, Stephen Fogarty tallied twice, while Collin Jackson, Sam McGregor and Tyler Healey notched a goal apiece.

Thomas Barker was force at the faceoff dot for Endicott, winning 19 of 24 draws and collecting 14 ground balls. Ned LaVallee had a game-high three caused turnovers and added three ground balls. Tim Luciano had 10 saves to earn the win in goal for the Gulls, who dominated the stat sheet with a positive margin in shots on goal (35-15), ground balls (45-24) and caused turnovers (15-4). Endicott was also successful on 18 of its 19 clear attempts.

Nate Hunt led the way for UNE with five ground balls. Starting goalkeeper Evan Hazard turned aside 12 shots before giving way to Connor Gaughan, who recorded three stops the rest of the way.

The Nor'easters (3-11, 0-5) will look to snap a six-game losing skid Saturday (April 13) when they host the University of Hartford on Senior Day at Blue Bolt Field. Start time is slated for 3 p.m.