BIDDEFORD, Maine. – The Husson University men's lacrosse team dropped its season-opener 16-5 on the road versus the University of New England on Saturday afternoon. 

In the first quarter after falling to a 2-0 deficit, freshman Kiernan Field netted his first two collegiate goals to even the score for Husson (0-1).

After UNE (1-0) scored quickly to start the second period, senior Sean Lyne was able to find the back of the net from a tough angle to knot the game at three. The Nor'easters managed to go on a 4-1 run to close out the first half with a 7-3 lead.

Coming out of the half, the Nor'easters put two more goals on the board before Field tallied his third goal of the day, completing the hat trick in his first-career game.

The Nor'easters opened the fourth quarter of action by drilling five-straight goals. Field followed the run up with his fourth goal of the game, and the final goal of the game for the Eagles.

Sophomore AJ Torres and junior Odin Burk combined for nine total saves in goal, each playing a full half in the contest.

Husson shot the ball efficiently, placing 13 of their 20 total shots on goal. The Eagles also managed to collect 27 ground balls and caused five turnovers in their season-debut.

The Eagles will now look ahead to their next matchup on the road versus the University of Southern Maine on February 26th, which is their last game before a six game spring trip down to North Carolina.