The Basics
Score: Roberts Wesleyan 5 – Mercy 7
Records: Roberts Wesleyan 3-8, 1-3 | Mercy 7-2, 3-1
Location: RWC Lacrosse Field – Rochester, N.Y.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. –Roberts Wesleyan men's lacrosse were edged at home to No. 15 Mercy on Saturday, 7-5, in a tense East Coast Conference game.

Roberts Wesleyan led 3-2 midway through the third quarter, but were unable to hold on for the upset against the nationally-ranked Mavericks.

Turning Point
The Redhawks earned the one-goal lead with a pair of man-up goals six minutes into the third quarter, making the score 3-2. However, the visitors reeled off five straight to take a commanding 7-3 lead with six minutes remaining in the game.

Individual Leaders
- Roberts Wesleyan saw five different players score in the game as Alex Bianchi, London Booker, Matt Benedict, Cody Menzies, and Javier Zuniga all found the back of the net once.
- In goal Keith Keehn made 16 saves while taking the loss as the junior faced a total of 39 shots.
- Zac Sapor led the defense with four caused turnovers for the Redhawks.  

Inside the Box Score
- Roberts Wesleyan committed a total of eight penalties for a total of 10 minutes and 30 seconds.
- The Mavericks were effective with their shoots as the placed 23 of their 39 shots on goal.
- The Redhawks managed to use their extra man opportunities effectively as they scored three times on just four opportunities.

News & Notes
- This was the fifth nationally-ranked team Roberts Wesleyan has faced this season.
- With his goal and assist, Benedict improved his season total to 34 points (18 goals, 16 assists).

Up Next
The Redhawks hit the road when they travel to take on No. 10 Dowling next Saturday at 1 p.m.