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GREENSBURG, Pa. (March 24, 2012) – The Men's Lacrosse team lost 15-9 to Seton Hill University on the road this afternoon.
The Griffins, came into the game ranked 10
th in the latest
USILA poll, despite a record of 3-3. Last week, the Raiders lost 11-2 to a Molloy College team that had received votes.
The visitors, who have play four of their last five games on the road, fell behind early as the Griffins beat
Matt Hamilton four times in the first four minutes of the game to go up 4-0.
The Raiders would respond in the 1
st period with back to back goals from
David Smith and
Craig Petit to make it a 4-2 game. That would be as close as the Raiders would get as the Griffins scored three unanswered to close out the first half, going into the break with a 7-3 lead.
The Raiders would mount a comeback to start the 4
th period, scoring three straight, to cut the Seton Hill lead to 12-9. However, the Griffins would close out the game with the goals coming in the last five minutes to seal the win.
Smith led the Raiders with three goals, bringing his season point total to 20 (16 goals, 4 assists).
Colin Cornaire added one goal and two assists for the Raiders, he now has team-high 21 points (13 goals, 8 assists) on the season.
Anthony Nucci Lauria scored his first two goals of the season to go along with a game-high 13 face off wins.
In goals, Hamilton made a game-high seven saves.
The loss puts the Raiders at 1-5.
The team will be in action next Thursday when they host Medaille College in a night game. The opening face off is set for 6pm.
