HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 4, 2016) – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season, dropping a 14-13 decision to No. 1 Tufts University Saturday.

The Jumbos won in the season opener, while Stevens dropped to 3-1.

The Ducks tallied the first two goals of the afternoon, as senior Connor O'Shea and junior Connor McKeon netted markers. Tufts would even the score with a pair of unassisted goals, but Stevens scored a trio of unanswered goals to close out the first period, with freshman Max Bailey adding a man up goal during the run.

The Jumbos scored 11 seconds into the second frame and would add one more two minutes later, but senior Michael Serrante scored to reestablish the two goal margin. The teams would trade goals through the rest of the period, sending Stevens into the half with an 8-6 edge.

Connor Bilby and Jake Gillespie scored for the visitors 20 seconds apart to ring in the third quarter and bring the match all square, but sophomore Tommy Dawson and Bailey would counter with markers 20 ticks apart as well. In a game of runs, both sides would add two more goals each before the end of the third, as senior Andrew Scrutchfield completed his hat trick.

Tufts capitalized with the man-advantage to open the fourth, as Kyle Howard-Johnson scored 10 seconds in. Howard-Johnson would score the equalizer with just under seven minutes left, and the Jumbos would score twice more to take the lead for the first time. Senior Matt Ferentini cut the deficit in half with just 53 seconds left, but Tufts controlled the ensuing faceoff and ran out the clock.

Scrutchfield had three goals and an assist, with Dawson tallying a pair of goals and three assists. Ferentini and Serrante each a goal and an assist, while freshman Carson White made 14 saves, several from point blank range.

Austin Carbone and Howard-Johnson each had three goals, while Alex Salazar made 15 saves in the win.

The Ducks will be back in action on Wednesday, hosting Springfield College at 4 p.m.

Cover Photo C/O Monique McKeon

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