CORTLAND, N.Y. – Despite a strong third-quarter surge and a six-point outing from senior Brady Mason, the St. John Fisher men's lacrosse team fell 16-12 to No. 18 Cortland on Saturday afternoon at Grady Field.
With the loss, Fisher moved to 4-4 on the season. Cortland, which has won seven games in a row after losing its season opener to No. 6 RPI, improved to 7-1 and beat Fisher for the third straight year.
How It Happened
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It was a back-and-forth first quarter, with fifth-year senior Jordan Leuze, freshman JP Revitte and Mason each scoring for Fisher to keep pace with the Red Dragons.
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Cortland led 4-3 after one and pulled away in the second, using a six-goal frame to take a 10-6 lead into halftime.
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Fisher battled back with its best stretch of the day in the third quarter. Mason scored twice, while senior Braeden McNeill, Revitte and Leuze also found the back of the net as the Cardinals outscored Cortland 5-2 to close the gap to 12-11 entering the fourth.
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Mason tied the game just 43 seconds into the final period, but Cortland responded with four unanswered goals to close the contest.
Game Notes
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Mason led the Cardinals with four goals and two assists, totaling a season-high six points.
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Revitte recorded his first career hat trick (three goals), while Leuze and McNeill each scored twice and added an assist.
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Junior Brett Seaman had a goal and an assist; fifth-year senior Timmy Salit tallied one assist.
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Junior Tyler Manning made 12 saves in net.
Up Next
The Cardinals open Empire 8 Conference play against Russell Sage at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, in Albany, New York.
