NEW HAVEN, Conn. – In a back-and-forth game for nearly 60 minutes, the Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse team fell to fourth-seeded Yale 18-16 on Saturday evening in the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• St. Joe's scored the first goal of the game with a rip from Levi Anderson before two Yale goals put the hosts up 2-1. SJU responded with two-consecutive of its own, both by Tucker Brown, to push the Hawks up 3-2. The Bulldogs finished the period with two unanswered to hold a 4-3 lead.
• The Hawks netted the first of the second stanza in transition as Matt Popeck found Matt Bohmer in front of the net after a turnover to tie things up a four. About 2:30 later, the home team answered to regain the lead 5-4 before the media break at 9:51. The Crimson and Gray jumped on a 5-1 run over a 7:33 span to pull ahead 9-6. Yale rebounded with a 2-0 advantage over the final 1:48 of the half to pull within one, 9-8.
• The Bulldogs claimed two goals over the first 4:13 of the second half to jump ahead 10-9. A 3-2 Yale margin up to the media timeout at 7:39 put the Bulldogs up 13-11. The teams traded the final four scores for a 15-13 Yale lead.
• The Hawks tallied a pair of scores to tie the game at 15 apiece with 7:25 remaining in the final quarter. Yale answered with three of the final four to seal the victory.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:

• Anderson, Bohmer, and Brown all finished with hat tricks to lead the team.
• Colin Reich, Levi Verch and Carter Page all accounted for a pair of goals with Reich adding an assist. Austin Strazzulla rounded out the goal scoring with one.
• Shane Fable dished out two assists, while Popeck handed out one.
• Zach Cole went 22-of-37 from the dot and picked up 12 ground balls. He also assisted a score.
• Robbie Seeley made nine saves and picked up the decision.