The Buccaneer men's lacrosse team opened up their season on Friday evening on the road against Little East foe Salem State and they did not disappoint. Maritime led Salem at the half 11-4. When the dust cleared the Bucs had sunk the Vikings 23-9. Inside The Numbers For The Bucs Sophomore attacker Mitchell Maida (Burlington, Mass) picked up where he left off at the end of a shortened 2020 season with a game-high five goals, on eight shots on target, and two assists. Junior Spencer Jones (Hyannis, Mass) netted four goals and added an assist. Senior Captains Colby Unterstein (Ellington, Conn) and Alex Lucas (Walpole, Mass) each scored a pair of goals. Unterstein assisted on a game-high four additional goals. Unterstein was also dominant in the faceoff circle winning 17 of 18 faceoffs. Freshman Gage Coolahan (Abingdon, Md) scored his first and second career goals in the game while fellow freshmen Evan Doig (Bolton, Mass) and Jack Iversen (Hull, Mass) each netted his first career score. Senior midfielder Trey Guerrini (Foxborough, Mass) and sophomore Ryan Cameron (Franklin, Mass) found the back of the net twice and each added an assist. Rounding out the scoring, senior Braven Bose (Williston, Vt) and junior Peter Raei (Boston, Mass) scored once apiece. Defensively, Cameron McCarthy (Braintree, Mass), Patrick Lawson (East Sandwich, Mass) and Unterstein all caused two turnovers for the Bucs. Between the pipes, goalie Viktor Wright (Plymouth, Mass) stopped 11 shots, allowed 9 goals and picked up his first career win. For The Vikings Hunter Spencer led all Viking scorers with three goals in the game. Preston Dougherty and Patrick Guinee each scored two in the loss. Guinee added the only assist for Salem. Aidan Hollingsworth and Kevin Albert scored one goal each to round out the scoring for the hosts. In goal, Jon Crutchfield picked up the loss having made 15 saves and allowing 16 goals.