Box Score Farmville, Va. - The Catholic University of America men's lacrosse team dropped their first contest of the 2016 season, 9-7, to Hampden-Sydney on Tuesday night.
After three Tigers' goals, sophomore
Liam Clancy started off the Cardinals' scoring with a man-up goal in the eighth minute of the first quarter. Just 40 seconds later fellow sophomore
Bennett Bradley sent the ball into the back of the cage.
The Tigers notched one more, before junior Ethan Rodriguez scored one of his own. Fellow junior Victor Licata sent the Catholic equalizer between the pipes two minutes before the end of the first quarter.
The second and third quarters saw two goals a piece from Hampden-Sydney brining the score to 8-4 before the beginning of the final quarter.
The Tigers notched one more 1:31 into the fourth period bringing their advantage to 9-4. Looking to close the gap Licata scored two more and Clancy notched another, but the late game surge would not be enough for the Cards to capture the victory. The scoreboard read 9-7 when time expired.
Sophomore Matt Michalski won eight faceoffs and picked up eight ground balls over the 60 minutes. Senior Harrison Holak made nine saves between the post for the Cardinals.
Catholic will continue their season at Cardinal Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m., versus Arcadia University.
