Men's Lacrosse | 2/23/2019 3:43:00 PM

Box Score ALMA, MI - The Benedictine University men's lacrosse team rallied from an early deficit, but allowed Alma to score the final three goals in suffering a road loss on Saturday, the first of the year.

FINAL SCORE
Alma 16, Benedictine 15

THE DETAILS
• Alma dominated the first quarter, tallying the first six goals of the game
• Matt Moreland put Benedictine on the board with an unassisted tally with 1:55 left in the first
• Joe Spahn and Mateo Salceda scored in the first five minutes of the second as Benedictine drew within 6-3
• Alma responded with two straight before Benedictine closed the half with three in a row from Spahn, Jacob Cunningham and Anthony Leahy to pull within 8-6 at the break
• Mike Cislak set up Nic Perkins shortly after the opening faceoff of the third as Benedictine pulled within a single goal
• Moreland tied the game at 9-9 with help from Scott Ransom at the 11:43 mark of the third
• Salceda put Benedictine ahead for the first time late in the third at 12-11
• Benedictine went on to lead all the way until the final minutes of the game
• Alma tied the game with a man-up opportunity after a timeout with 3:48 left
• Benedictine went a man up following the ensuing faceoff but did not score
• A turnover following a clear in the final minute allowed Alma to score the game-winner with just nine seconds left

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine won 21 faceoffs but Alma held a 50-39 edge in shots
• Spahn scored four times and tacked on a pair of assists, totaling 11 shots
• Perkins, Cunningham, Leahy, Moreland and Salceda each scored twice
• Salceda picked up six groundballs
• Evan Kilbane made seven saves in goal

UP NEXT
Benedictine (1-1) hosts another MIAA opponent, Kalamazoo College, on Saturday