SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's lacrosse team remained tied deep into the third quarter with No. 1 Le Moyne College on Saturday before losing a 14-6 Northeast-10 Conference decision on Ted Grant Field. The Purple Knights received votes toward this week's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll, which has the Dolphins slotted first. Le Moyne was a 2022 NCAA semifinalist.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-2, 1-2 NE10), Le Moyne (8-0, 4-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Drew Collins (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 2 goals, 1 assist
• Sophomore Cristian Reyes (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers), 2 goals
• Sophomore Sebastian Simonson (Spruce Grove, Alberta/Spruce Grove Composite), 2 goals
• Sophomore Ethan Hughes (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull), 1 assist, 2 ground balls
• Sophomore Cooper Wilson (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 12-for-23 faceoffs, 5 ground balls
• Sophomore Sean Regan (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland), 12 saves, 3 ground balls in 42:56 over two stints
• Junior Spencer Scardino (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), 4 saves in 17:04 of relief, loss
• First-year Benjamin Riggs (Plainville, Mass./King Philip Regional), 2 ground balls

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Alec Constable, 2 goals, 3 assists
• Junior Kyle Caves, 3 goals
• Graduate student Kevin Sheehan, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Junior Joey Pezzimenti, 2 goals, 1 assist
• Graduate student Matt Vavonese, 8 saves, 4 ground balls in 57:20, win
• Fifth-year Nico Mattia, 11-for-23 faceoffs, 7 ground balls

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's edged the Dolphins, 12-11, in faceoff wins while being outshot 41-30 and committing 22 turnovers to the hosts' 16.
• The Purple Knights were fourth in this week's New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) rankings.
• Wilson moved into sixth in program history with 156 faceoff wins, passing Cooper Quenneville '14 (151).
• With 290 career saves, Scardino passed Zach Jandl '10 (288) to take over ninth in program history.
• Senior Brian Sardella (Billerica, Mass./Billerica Memorial) caused his 50th career turnover, matching Evan White '13 for seventh in program annals.

THE ACTION

• After Pezzimenti (12:25) and Caves (9:48) staked Le Moyne to a 2-0 lead with 5:12 gone in the opening quarter, the Purple Knights responded with a 3-0 spurt. Simonson scored off of Collins' feed at 8:25, Collins tallied 2:23 later, and Simonson converted Hughes' pass with 3:26 left, capping the visitors' quick run that took 4:59 to elapse. It marked only the second time this year a Le Moyne opponent rallied from a multi-goal deficit to take a lead on the Dolphins.
• Sheehan and Constable both countered with markers to give the host a 4-3 lead by 9:30 of the second quarter, but Reyes struck for a pair of tying goals in the frame, including with 1:52 to go, and the teams headed into halftime tied at five.
• After more than five minutes of scoreless action to begin the third stanza, Sheehan found the net at 9:20, the first of four Dolphin tallies in a matter of 5:18, kicking off a game-clinching 8-0 run.
• Collins capped the scoring with eight seconds left.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday vs. The College of Saint Rose, 7 p.m.
• The Golden Knights received a vote toward this week's USILA national poll.
• The Purple Knights play their first home night game under the new Duffy Field lights.