MORRISVILLE, N.Y. –
The Morrisville State College men's lacrosse team posted a fourth quarter comeback attempt Wednesday night, but fell short on time as visiting SUNY Potsdam posted a 5-3 non-conference decision over the hosts in Morrisville.
The loss drops Morrisville State to 4-2 overall, and improves Potsdam to 3-1.
Three separate Mustangs posted scores on the day, including Eliud Evans (Culver City, Calif.), John Sherlock (Tully, N.Y.) and Jeremy Beresovoy (Jamesville, N.Y.).
Chris Fiore (Staten Island, N.Y.) recorded the loss, turning away nine Potsdam attempts.
Five different Bears posted scores for Potsdam. Derek Frost, Matt Kennedy, Rob Kunz, Matt Moran and Ryan McConnell all tallied goals.
Keeper Ryan Duffy recorded his third win of the season, registering 16 stops on the day.
Potsdam registered the first strike of the afternoon, tallying an unassisted goal at the 12:37 mark in the opening quarter, before Beresovoy netted the equalizer off a feed from Andrew Donoghue (Rochester, N.Y.) with 6:38 to go.
In the second, the Bears posted two unanswered tallies, and added two more in the third to boast a 5-1 lead after three quarters.
In the fourth, Sherlock posted a put back tally with 12:04 to go, collecting the ball off an initial save by Duffy. Evans made it a two goal game with 5:57 to go burying the shot off a feed from Jeffrey Andresen (Ocean City, Md.) who caused a turnover in the midfield during a Bear clear attempt.
Morrisville State had a few opportunities down the stretch, but Potsdam's defensive unit kept the Mustangs at length as they posted the win.
The Mustangs return to the field Monday, traveling to SUNY Canton.
Morrisville State sets the world in motion for students. Curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology. Lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs, the college was named to the 2012 President's Higher Community Education Service Honor Roll. The college was recognized, by U.S. News and World Report, in its top tier Best Regional Colleges list and ranked second among regional colleges nationwide for outperforming its anticipated graduation rate. Visit www.morrisville.edu to experience, Morrisville in motion.
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