PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- Coming down the homestretch of the 2026 lacrosse season, the Buccaneers traveled north on Saturday to take on conference foes, Plymouth State. In what has typically been a tough game for the Bucs, and one that the rostered seniors have never won, Maritime took the LEC game handily, 13-5. 

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 13, Panthers 5

Records: Maritime 11-2 (5-1)

               Plymouth 6-7 (2-4)

Between the Pipes

Maritime: Nicholas Hall: (W, 9-1): 5 GA | 6 SV | 11 SOG | 60 Mins

Plymouth: Ethan Schena (L, 5-7): 13 GA | 19 SV | 32 SOG | 60 Mins

Inside the Numbers

Maritime

• Quinn Mucha and Daniel Kane led all scorers with three goals each in the win. James Sullivan added two goals, and Andy Aguado-Scheyer, Chilton Cabot, Cooper Barrett, Joe Vricella, and Ryan McDonough all scored once.
• Kane notched three assists in the game to lead all players. Cabot and Mucha had two helpers, and Colin Fitzsimmons and McDonough had one.
• Hall picked up a game-high six ground balls for the Bucs. 
• On the faceoff, Cole Jenkins won 13 of the 16 faceoffs he took. Fitzsimmons went 3-for-5 on faceoffs.
• Defensively, the Bucs caused 17 turnovers in the win, with Chris Sullivan and Bodie Smith leading the way with three. 
• In total, Maritime picked up 43 ground balls, was successful on 21 of 25 clearances, won 16 of 22 faceoffs, and took 53 total shots in the win.

Plymouth

• Aiden Renner and Seamus Tatten scored two goals each in the loss. Brady Hunt added one goal.
• Renner and Tatten each had one assist.
• Ehtan Schena had five ground balls to lead the Panthers.
• Brayden Christian won three of the 12 faceoffs he took.
• Defensively, Dylan Repassy and Brian Pluck led the Panthers with three caused turnovers.
• In total, Plymouth picked up 32 ground balls, was successful on 23 of 26 clearances, won six of 22 faceoffs, and took 24 shots in the game.

How It Happened

Plymouth State scored first, off the opening faceoff, to take a 1-0 lead. Mucha answered for the Bucs less than a minute later to tie the game at 1-1. Plymouth retook an early lead 55 seconds after Mucha tied the game, and once again led, 2-1. The scoring frenzy slowed, then from 9:48 to 8:53 in the quarter, Sullivan, Vricella, and Mucha each scored a goal to tie the game and ultimately take a two-goal lead. With just under a minute left in the first, Mucha scored his third of the period to give the Buccaneers a three-goal, 5-2 advantage, heading to the second.

There was only one goal scored in the second quarter, scored by Plymouth from the stick of Renner at the 11:37 mark. With no other scoring to speak of, the Bucs held a 5-3 lead at the half.

In the third, the Bucs scored first on a goal from McDonough and went on to score two more goals by the midway point of the quarter. Maritime led by five goals, 8-3. Plymouth got another goal from Renner to cut the deficit to four goals, but Kane answered for the Bucs at 5:28. Less than a minute later, Hunt scored for the hosts, rounding out the scoring in the third, and the Bucs took a four-goal, 9-5, lead to the fourth.

There were four goals scored in the fourth quarter, all by the Buccaneers. Aguado-Scheyer scored his first of the season, followed by Sullivan, then Kane, and finally Cabot, to secure a 13-5 win for the Buccaneers over the Panthers.

What's Next

The Buccaneers host Eastern Connecticut on Tuesday night at Clean Harbors Stadium at 7 pm.