PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse held off a comeback bid by Bryant, 11-10, Saturday afternoon to move into sole possession of first place in the NEC standings. St. Joe's moves to 9-2 overall and 4-0 in league play, while Bryant falls to 5-5, 3-1 NEC.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• St. Joe's ripped off three unanswered scores in the opening frame to go up.
• Bryant pulled within one at 4-3 after a 3-1 advantage up to the 4:35 mark in the second stanza before the Hawks registered two goals to the buzzer for a 6-3 score at the half.
• The Hawks increased their lead with a 4-2 third period to go up 10-5.
• After the teams traded the first two scores of the final quarter, the Bulldogs tallied four unanswered goals over a 5:39 span to pull within one with 31 ticks left. Zach Cole won the faceoff on a violation and the Hawks held the ball to run out the clock.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:

• Tucker Brown led all scorers with four goals. He added two assists for a game-high six points.
• Carter Page recorded three points on two goals and a helper.
• Levi Anderson (1G, 1A) and Austin Strazzulla (2A) each registered two points.
• Mac McLaughlin, Matt Bohmer, Ryan Overbay, and Cole Peters each scored once, while William King and Jack Anderson each recorded an assist.
• Robbie Seeley (5-0) made 10 saves for a .500 save percentage.
• Zach Cole went 11-of-21 at the dot and scooped up six ground balls.
• Patrick Clemens and Jack Anderson each caused a pair of turnovers.

UP NEXT:
St. Joe's heads to LIU on Saturday, April 16 to take on the Sharks.