SALEM, Va. -- Roanoke College defeated St. Mary's, 16-10 in men's lacrosse action this afternoon at Kerr Stadium. The Maroons improved to 6-0 while the Seahawks dropped to 1-2.

The Maroons, who are off to their best start since the 1979 season, ended their streak of five-straight 20-goal games, which is a school-record. They are now 8-1 against the Seahawks, including the last three meetings.

Roanoke held a 57-39 shot advantage, 33-21 in shots on goal. The Maroons won 18-of-28 face-offs, led by Greg Khanzadian (13-of-17) and were successful in 22-of-28 clear attempts.

The Maroons pulled away early, scoring six of the first seven goals of the game. Just two minutes into the second period, Trey Keeley's unassisted goal made it 7-1 with 12:55 remaining the half.

Khanzadian led Roanoke defensively with eight groundballs. Brian Foley had six while Stephen Simmons and Sam Love each finished with five.

Keeley's three goals and one assist paced Roanoke while Matt Quinton had two goals and an assist.

St. Mary's was led by Ryan Alexander with two goals and Dennis Rosson with a goal and three assists.

Jake Dorsey had 15 saves in goal for the Maroons while Pat Simpson finished with 17 saves for the Seahawks.

The men have a week off before traveling to Dickinson on March 14. The Maroons are 3-1 against the Red Devils, including 14-8 win at home last season. The only loss came in 2007 with an 11-10 overtime loss. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.

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Salem, Va. – A quick start by the No. 9 Roanoke College men's lacrosse team propelled the Maroons to a 16-10 non-conference victory over St. Mary's College of Maryland Saturday afternoon.

Roanoke (6-0) rushed out a 6-1 advantage in the first quarter of action, including four unanswered goals before sophomore attackman Dennis Rosson (Severna Park, Md./Severn) put the Seahawks on the board at 3:30 off an assist by senior midfielder Shaun Summerville (Arnold, Md./Broadneck). Junior attackmen Matt Quinton (Elora, Ontario) and Pat March (Glen Burnie, Md.) each had two goals in the first period.

The second stanza score was 5-5 but the Maroons went into halftime with an 11-6 advantage. Five different players scored for the Seahawks (1-2) in the second quarter, including sophomore attackman Chris Becraft (Rockville, Md./Good Counsel) who tallied his team-leading seventh goal.

It was a defensive battle in the third period as the Seahawk defense held the home team to just two goals, while sophomore attackman Chris Lacy (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's) found the back of the net for St. Mary's.

It was even once again in the final quarter as each squad scored three times and the Seahawks notched the game's final two goals, including freshman attackman Brendan Oster's (Mt. Airy, Md./Urbana) first collegiate goal.

Sophomore middie Trey Keeley (Lancaster, Pa.) paced the Roanoke offense with three goals and an assist, while Quinton finished with two goals and an assist. Four other Maroons notched two goals each.

The Maroons dominated the face-offs with an 18-of-28 effort as sophomore middie Greg Khanzadian (Syracuse, N.Y.) won 13-of-17. St. Mary's senior face-off specialist Marc DiPasquale (Fallston, Md./Boys' Latin) was held to just 9-of-24.

Junior captain Ryan Alexander (Laurel, Md./Pallotti) tallied two goals for the Seahawks, while Rosson had a goal and three assists. Becraft and Summerville each contributed a goal and an assist, while five others picked up a goal.

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