PHILADELPHIA – A 7-1 third quarter proved to be enough for Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse (2-1) on Saturday afternoon as the Hawks took a 13-9 lead into the final period against Penn State (1-3) that wouldn't be overcome. St. Joe's finished on top, 15-13, over the Nittany Lions, who were receiving votes in the USILA Coaches Poll.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The teams traded the first six goals of the game before Penn State claimed the final two tallies of the opening period to go ahead 5-3 after one.
• The Nittany Lions recorded the first two scores of the second stanza before the Hawks went on a 3-1 advantage into the half for an 8-6 PSU lead.
• St. Joe's pulled ahead for good in the third with the 7-1 margin to lead 13-9 after three.
• A man-up goal by Mac McLaughlin started the final stanza before Penn State ripped off three-straight scores up to the 4:38 mark with SJU up, 14-12. Matt Bohmer scored his final of the day shortly after to give the Hawks a 15-12 lead. The visitors claimed their final score with 1:26 remaining and couldn't make anything stick the rest of the way.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:

• The Hawks outshot PSU, 51-41, and won the turnover battle with a +3 margin.
• SJU won 20-of-30 faceoffs in the game with Zach Cole taking them all.
•  Cole scooped up a game high 10 ground balls.
• Bohmer tallied six goals on the day with eight of his 11 shots on target.
• Carter Page and Tucker Brown each tallied a pair of scores for the Hawks.
• Levi Anderson, Austin Strazzulla, William King, Colin Reich, and McLauhglin all registered a goal.
• Jack Anderson and Levi Anderson recorded an assist.
• Tucker Almany (2-1) picked up the victory making eight saves on 21 shots on target.

UP NEXT:
St. Joe's returns to action next Saturday for its first road game of the season at Providence.