FARMINGTON — Alex Hermes (Fallsington, Pa.) scored four goals to lead Maine Maritime to a 15-5 win over Maine-Farmington in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) lacrosse Wednesday afternoon. The Mariners head into the NAC Tournament on a winning note, closing the regular season with a regular season record of 5-8, 5-3. The Beavers' loss closes Farmington's season at 2-10 (1-7 NAC).

Hermes scored two goals in both the first an third quarter, and set the tone for the day with a goal 65 seconds into regulation. Hermes won 10 faceoffs and gathered 11 ground balls in the victory as well.

Farmington answered Hermes on an extra man goal, but Nicholas Betti (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) punched in the first of his three on the day to reclaim the lead for good. Betti also tacked on an assist in the win.

Andrew DiSalvo (Glastonbury, Conn.) tallied a hat trick and three assists to take sole possession of the top spot on the career-points leaderboard at Maine Maritime. He entered the day with 215 points, tied with Christopher Keiley.

Brian Corain (Berwick) scored twice and added an assist, while Tom Houle (Manchester, N.H.) and Cameron Wyman (Limerick) each scored and assisted a goal.

Hermes' second goal, coming with 34 ticks left in the first quarter, made it a 5-1 game after 15 minutes. Farmington's Matt Roy responded with his first of two goals on the afternoon, cashing in on an extra-man opportunity early in the second. Corain answered for MMA 47seconds later, sparking a 10-0 Maine Maritime run.

Roy had two goals and an assist on the day for Farmington. His helper came on Brandon Melville's extra-man goal in the first quarter. Melville finished with two goals and an assist as well.

The Mariners kept play tilted towards the Beavers cage for the duration, firing 55 shots to Farmington's 19. Maine Maritime won 18 of the game's 23 faceoffs and scooped 20 more ground balls than their hosts.

Maine Maritime enters the NAC playoffs in the 4th seed and will host Johnson State on Saturday in the quarterfinal round.

		1		2		3		4		Tot
Maine Maritime		5		4		3		3		15
Me.-Farmington		1		1		0		3		5

Maine Maritime SCORING

GOALS: Alex Hermes 4; Andrew DiSalvo 3; Nicholas Betti 3; Brian Corain 2; Tom Houle 1; Cameron Wyman 1; Evan Carrier 1.

ASSISTS: Andrew DiSalvo 3; Nicholas Betti 2; Brian Corain 1; Robert Hannigan 1; Tom Houle 1; Nick Snelling 1; Cameron Wyman 1.

Me.-Farmington SCORING

GOALS: Brandon Melville 2; Matt Roy 2; Ben Altmaier 1.

ASSISTS: Brandon Melville 1; Matt Roy 1.

GOALIES

MMA: Gavin Cote (12:32 minutes, 3 shots-0 saves, 3 GA), Erik Milles 1-4 (47:28, 6-4, 2);

UMF: Aaron Burr (01:05, 1-0, 1), Hunter Rowell 2-8 (58:55, 36-22, 14).

SHOTS - Maine Maritime 55; Me.-Farmington 19.

SHOTS ON GOAL - Maine Maritime 36; Me.-Farmington 9.

Penalties - Maine Maritime 3/2:30; Me.-Farmington 3/2:00.

MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Maine Maritime 0-3; Me.-Farmington 2-3.

TURNOVERS - Maine Maritime 16; Me.-Farmington 21.

FACEOFFS - Maine Maritime 18-0; Me.-Farmington 5-0.

CLEARS - Maine Maritime 13-17; Me.-Farmington 17-38.

Maine Maritime GROUND BALLS 70: Alex Hermes 11; Andrew DiSalvo 7; Alex Grant 7; Tom Houle 7; Scot Baribeau 6; Jason Smith 6; Brian Corain 5; Nicholas Betti 4; Brady Harrison 4; Nick Snelling 3; Ryan Geist 2; Bronson Guimond 2; Evan Carrier 1; Cyrus Ebinger 1; Robert Hannigan 1; Ian Larcom 1; Erik Milles 1; Jack Tragert 1.

Me.-Farmington GROUND BALLS 50: Simon Labbe 6; Ben Altmaier 5; Michael Keim 5; Tennessee Peters 5; Hunter Rowell 5; Nate Webb 5; Brandon Melville 4; Jake Linkletter 3; Zack Rowland 3; David Cram 2; Greg Estes 2; Sean Berce 1; Nathan Chase 1; David Grainger 1; Matt Roy 1; Josh Smith 1.

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