HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 23, 2024) - Sophomore Matthew Pergola scored three goals and had one assist, but it wasn't enough as the No. 15/15 Stevens Institute of Technology men's lacrosse team fell to No. 3/3 Tufts 20-7 in a non-conference contest Saturday afternoon.

The Ducks' (7-2) winning streak will end at seven games as they drop their first match since their season opener. Stevens is now 4-2 in Hoboken this year. Both losses have come against top 5 teams. Stevens is now 0-12 all-time against the Jumbos. Tufts improves to 5-1.

Tufts scored twice just a minute into the game to take an early 2-0 lead. The Jumbos would add another at the 10:59 mark to go up three. The Ducks crawled back into the game before the end of the quarter as they struck twice. With 8:55 to go, senior Jack Savarese scored on a feed from junior Mikey Whiteside. Sophomore Matthew Pergola tallied his first goal with senior Keegan Hughes assisting with just under five minutes to go. Tufts led 3-2 after one. The second quarter would be mostly dominated by Tufts, as the Jumbos scored eight in the frame. Senior Joseph Grippo scored the lone Stevens goal in the quarter at the 7:10 mark, as Pergola found him for the goal. Tufts was up 8-3 at the break.

The Jumbos held the Ducks scoreless for the first half of the third quarter, while also adding two goals in the process. Grippo finally broke the drought with an unassisted tally with 5:27 remaining. Tufts would score five of the final six goals in the quarter, with the lone Stevens goal in the final five of the frame coming from Pergola. Graduate student Chris Kirschner assisted. The Jumbos would score five unanswered to start the fourth as their lead ballooned to 20-5. Stevens got one back with 4:18 to go, as Savarese earned his 25th of the year on an assist from junior Tommy Robertozzi. First-year Tyler Holland wrapped up the scoring in the game with his first career goal.

Top Performers

• Pergola led the Ducks with three points.
• Grippo and Savarese each scored twice.
• Five other Ducks totaled one point.
• Sophomore Luke Lesizza and junior Jackson Nieman each caused three turnovers.
• Sophomore Will Giarusso picked up eight ground balls.
• Graduate student Kevin Holtby (7-2) made 15 saves.

• Jack Regnery scored four goals.
• Brooks Hauser had three goals and one assist.
• Four Jumbos caused two turnovers.
• Parker Merril had 10 ground balls.
• Connor Garzone (5-1) made six saves.

Around the MAC Freedom

• King's 6, Immaculata 7 F/FRI
• Saint Vincent vs. Lebanon Valley 1 p.m.
• Misericordia vs. Stockton 3 p.m.
• Widener vs. Arcadia 6 p.m.

Up Next: Men's Lacrosse rounds out their non-conference slate with a home game against Eastern on Wednesday. The game is set for 7 p.m. The Ducks are 2-0 all-time against Eastern. Links for live stats and video are posted to stevensducks.com