LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's lacrosse team overcame a slow start, but could not hold off a fourth quarter frenzy in a loss to visiting Hope College, falling to 0-2 on the year.

FINAL SCORE
Hope 13, Benedictine 11

THE DETAILS
• Hope scored the first three goals of the game in rapid succession, needing less than four minutes to take control early
• Corbin Gett fired home an unassisted tally to break the run and put Benedictine on the board following a timeout with 11:01 left in the opening quarter
• Randy Patrick converted on a feed from Will Reece III at the 7:09 mark to bring Benedictine within a goal
• Hope scored the final two goals of the quarter to notch a 5-2 advantage after one
• Trailing 7-3 late in the second, Benedictine turned momentum
• Benedictine closed the half with three consecutive tallies, battling within 7-6 at the half on a man-up goal from Kyle Wagner in the final minute
• The run continued at the start of the third quarter with three more goals, enabling Benedictine to take the lead for the first time
• Gett put Benedictine ahead on a helper from Trevor Manzke with 5:29 to go in the third
• The lead extended to 11-8 at the start of the fourth with back-to-back goals from Reece III and Gett
• Hope closed the game with five consecutive markers, tying the game with 6:03 left and moving ahead with 4:19 to play

STAT LEADERS
• Both teams totaled 36 shots
• Hope won 19 faceoffs and held a 41-28 edge in groundballs
• Benedictine converted on 3-of-6 man-up situations and successfully cleared 16-of-22 attempts
• Sammie Sanko stopped 10 shots in goal
• Gett found the back of the net four times and added a pair of assists
• Reece III scored three times and tacked on two helpers
• Rich Mix led Benedictine with four groundballs

UP NEXT
Benedictine (0-2) continues a four-game stretch at home to start the season by hosting Fontbonne on Wednesday afternoon in the conference opener