Philadelphia, PA - Quinnipiac got seven goals from senior Alan LoGuidice as the Braves held off St. Joseph's in men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon. The loss was the Hawks first conference loss since 1999. Senior Randy McNeill tallied five goals for the Hawks while junior Bert Whitelock scored two goals and four assists. Quinnipiac jumped out to a fast start scoring 26 seconds into the game. The game was tied 2-2 with 9:51 left in the first quarter but Quinnipiac scored four unanswered goals to take a 6-2 lead with two minutes left in the opening stanza. The Hawks answered with five straight goals, including two by sophomore Chris Spay to take a 7-6 lead with 1:14 left in the first half, but LoGuidice netted his fourth of the game with 44 seconds left to tie the game going into intermission. Quinnipiac (1-0, 1-0 MAAC) took a commanding 11-8 lead at the end of the third period but Spay's third goal of the game brought the Hawks to within two with 12 minutes left in regulation. LoGuidice then tallied three straight to put Quinnipiac up 14-9 with 10:33 left. The Hawks took advantage of Quinnipiac penalties as they converted on two man-up situations to cut the lead to 14-12 with three minutes to play but Quinnipiac's Mike Baglio netted two more to give the Braves the 16-12 victory. Jon Raley posted six saves for SJU while T. J. Barnett turned back 14 shots for Quinnipiac. SJU (0-2, 0-1 MAAC) returns to action on Wednesday, March 7, in a non-conference matchup with Lafayette at 7:00 PM on Finnesey Field.