PORTLAND, Maine -- Senior Michael Willis (Hingham, Mass.) and junior Luke Ferreira (Farmington, Maine) each scored four goals as the Franklin Pierce College Ravens pulled away in the second half to post a 19-10 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference men's lacrosse game Friday afternoon at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland, Maine.

The win levels the Ravens' record at 1-1. The game was the season-opener for the Huskies who had their first three games postponed.

Leading 9-6 at halftime, the Ravens saw their lead cut to one as USM got goals from sophomore Tyler Mayberry (North Yarmouth, Maine/Greely) and senior Zach Fermanis (Gorham, Maine/NYA) in the opening six minutes of the third quarter.

Willis scored three straight goals in a span of 1:44 to ignite a stretch of eight straight goals by the Ravens. Willis's fourth goal of the game five minutes into the fourth period gave the Ravens a

17-8 lead. Freshman Brian Rooney (Newton, Mass.), who had three goals in the game, scored twice during the run.

Sophomore Ryan Boller (New Canaan, Conn.) had three goals, all in the first half, and two assists for the Ravens. Ferreira scored twice in each half and dished out two assists for a six-point game.

Southern Maine was paced offensively by freshman attack Danny Jackson (Orlando, Fla.) who became the fifth individual in school history to score six goals in a single game. Fermanis finished the game with two goals.

Senior goalie Ben Lek (Gaithersburg, Md.) played a big role for the Ravens making 17 saves. Sophomore James Suriyodorn (Deer Park, N.Y.) was credited with 14 saves for the Huskies.

Southern Maine gets back into action on Monday (4:00 p.m.) when it travels to Lewiston, Maine, to play Bates College. Franklin Pierce hosts LeMoyne College on Sunday (12:00 p.m.).

2007-03-25