SPARKS, MD – Goals from nine different members of the Alfred University men's lacrosse team resulted in a 20-6 win over New England College on Sunday evening.

The Saxons (2-0) totaled 32 shots on goal, while forcing 20 turnovers against the Pilgrims (1-3) in their victory.

Kevin Matson (Chenango Bridge, NY/Chenango Forks) led the Saxons with five goals from six shots to go with one assist. Paul Forte (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) finished with four goals and three assists. Scott Kimiecik (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) recorded nine saves across 24 shots faced.

"We have a great veteran offense," Head Coach Jason Lockner said. "Kevin has been a great addition since transferring to our team."

New England opened scoring at the 13:01 mark of the first quarter, but Alfred University responded with consecutive goals by Matson moments later to take the early advantage. An assist from Matson to Forte extended the lead for AU, 3-1. Additional goals from Forte and Dawson Felenchak (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) had the Saxons leading 5-1 entering the second quarter.

The Pilgrims were the first to get on the board in the second quarter, but an assist from Justin Mosher (Hilton, NY/Hilton) to Drew Cartwright (Elmira, NY/Elmira) gave Alfred a 5-2 lead with seven minutes remaining in the first half. A goal from Noah Soriano (Valley Cottage, NY/Nyack) was followed by an additional goal from Cartwright, as the Saxons held a 7-2 lead. New England scored once more before Cartwright found his third goal of the game, giving AU an 8-3 advantage. The Pilgrims scored in the closing seconds of the first half, but the Saxons still entered halftime with a 9-4 lead.

Four straight goals between Forte, Matson, and Adrian Romero (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) extended the lead for Alfred University in the third quarter, 13-4. Back-to-back goals from Mosher were followed up with Matson's fifth goal of the game, as the Saxons led 16-4 entering the fourth quarter.

Jonathan Kay (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) began scoring for AU in the fourth quarter. The Pilgrims answered with a goal of their own, but Caleb DuBois (East Aurora, NY/East Aurora) retaliated with his first goal of the game. Goals from Forte and Romero distanced the lead, as the Saxons secured the victory.

"We need to clean up our face-off violations and pressure better on defense," Lockner said. "We cleared very well today and all our goalies played well."

Alfred University will next return home to host Penn College on Wednesday at 5:00 PM.