CASTINE, Maine — The Maine Maritime Academy men's lacrosse team scored early and often in a 20-4 home victory over the University of Southern Maine on Monday evening.

Maine Maritime (3-3) wasted little time getting on the scoreboard over Southern Maine (2-3) scoring at the 12:34 mark of the opening quarter, freshman Calvin Johnson found freshman Connor Harvey for the opening goal enroute to an nine-goal opening quarter and a 9-1 advantage.

The Mariners outscored the Huskies 4-1 in the second quarter and controlled a 13-2 advantage at the half.

Over the final 30 minutes, MMA posted a 7-2 scoring advantage to come away with the 20-4 decision.

Freshman Ryan Parent finished with five goals, while sophomore Tobey Lappin added four goals and senior Trey Marcil added three goals and six assists. Both Parent and Lappin each added two assists.

Additionally, Harvey finished with two goals, while sophomore Ryan Dunstan, senior Dustin Burton, junior Bryce Crowell, Johnson, sophomore Tristan Reinhold and junior Ryker Spear all scored for the Mariners.

Crowell finished 19-23 on faceoffs with 16 ground balls, while junior Matthew Villeneuve scooped up seven ground balls and Lappin added six.

Freshman Mitch May finished 3-5 on faceoffs, while junior Finn O'Donnell, Villeneuve and junior John Martin each tallied three caused turnovers.

In goal, sophomore Ben Kieu, freshman Johannes Zachhuber and senior Will Farrell split time, posting 11 saves and allowing only four goals.

The Mariners return to action on Wednesday when they host Saint Joseph's College of Maine beginning at 5 p.m.