RICHMOND, Va. – A fourth-quarter push came up short as Saint Joseph's fell to Richmond, 8-6, in the Atlantic 10 Betterment Men's Lacrosse Championship on Saturday at Robins Stadium.
Richmond opened the scoring more than five minutes into the game and added another in the second quarter while holding the Hawks scoreless through the first 15 minutes.
Saint Joseph's broke through on a goal from
Collin Campbell off a feed from
Trae Ika to cut the deficit to one.
Griffin Mallory followed with a wraparound finish to tie the game at 2-2 with 1:44 remaining in the half. Richmond responded with two goals in the final two minutes to take a 4-2 lead into the break.
After Richmond extended its lead early in the third quarter,
Ben Dutton answered with his first goal of the game. Ika added a late goal to bring the Hawks within two, but the Spiders closed the quarter with a pair of goals to take an 8-4 advantage into the fourth.
Saint Joseph's mounted a late rally, beginning with a goal from
Keaton Zavitz before Campbell struck again with 3:20 to play to cut the deficit to 8-6. The Hawks won the ensuing faceoff but were unable to convert, as Richmond held on to secure the title.
ATLANTIC 10 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Collin Campbell, Attackman
Ben Dutton, Attackman
Griffin Mallory, Midfield
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Ben Dutton finished with a goal and two assists, totaling 10 points for the tournament.
- Collin Campbell led the Hawks with two goals and added an assist.
- Jared Karabinus went 8-for-14 at the faceoff X with five ground balls.
- Charlie Giachetti made a season-high 13 saves and posted a save percentage of .500 or better in four of his final five games, recording 50 saves in that span.
- Richmond held advantages in shots (45-34) and shots on goal (21-15).
- Saint Joseph's made its second title game appearance in the four-year history of Atlantic 10 men's lacrosse and is now 1-1 in those games.
