Nate Wood and Jimmy McInnis score twice; Wood has scored six goals in the last two games

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MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 21, 2010) – The Franklin Pierce University men's lacrosse team dropped a tough 8-5 decision at Saint Anselm in Manchester on Wednesday afternoon. The Ravens dropped their sixth-straight game to fall to 4-6 overall and 1-6 in the Northeast-10, while the Hawks improved to 6-4 and 4-3 in league play.

Junior attack Nate Wood (Binghamton, N.Y.) and sophomore attack Jimmy McInnis (Amherst, N.H.) each fired in two goals to lead the Ravens' offensive attack, while junior midfielder John Scanlan (Great Neck, N.Y.) collected his team's other tally. McInnis assisted on two goals to register a four-point afternoon.

Junior goalkeeper Shea Campbell (Centerport, N.Y.) started in net for Franklin Pierce and made an impressive 15 saves despite suffering the loss.

Ryan McDonald scored a team-high two goals for Saint Anselm as seven different Hawks scored in the game. Pat Acone made 13 saves in goal to earn the win.

Both teams traded a pair of goals in the opening period as it was 2-2 after one. McDonald opened the scoring with a tally at the 8:40 mark, while Scanlan responded with a goal just 23 seconds later to tie it at 1-1. Jeff Dunkle put Saint Anselm back up by a goal at the 6:30 mark, but McInnis tied the game with his first marker a little under two minutes later.

The Hawks gained the upperhand in the second period as they scored three unanswered goals to take a 5-2 lead. McDonald, Joe Robichaud and Ryan Henry each scored during the surge.

The Ravens opened the scoring in the second half as Wood took a pass from Ryan Dintaman (Northfield, Mass.) and fired a shot past Acone to pull Franklin Pierce to within 5-3 with 11:37 remaining in the third period. However, Saint Anselm regrouped and closed out the third with a pair of goals to take a 7-3 advantage.

McInnis and Wood each scored during the fourth period, but it wasn't enough as the Hawks went on to earn the win.

Franklin Pierce returns to action Saturday when the Ravens travel to face Adelphi at 4 p.m. For more information on Franklin Pierce men's lacrosse, please visit the team's page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.)