FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A trio of goals to close the third quarter by visiting St. Joseph's University was too much for the Sacred Heart University men's lacrosse team to overcome. The Pioneers dropped a 13-9 Northeast Conference contest to the Hawks on Saturday.

Records:
St. Joseph's: 2-3, 2-0 NEC
Sacred Heart: 1-5, 0-2 NEC

Top Performers:
Drew Edwards (SHU): 3 goals
Logan Liljeberg (SHU): 1 goal, 3 assists
Matt Bohmer (SJU): 3 goals, 2 assists

Goalkeepers:
Tucker Almany (SJU): W, 2-0 14 saves, 9 goals
Colton King (SHU): L, 1-4 17 saves, 13 goals

Up Next:
The Pioneers are on the road Wednesday to face Fairfield at 7 p.m.

Of Note:
Max Lionetti found the back of the net at the 12:12 mark of the third quarter to cut the SJU lead to 9-7. The Hawks finished the quarter with three-straight goals then added another one-minute into the fourth to build a 13-7 lead the Pioneers could not overcome. 

Matt Tuffano scored back-to-back goals in the span of 12 seconds, including a man-up score, to put the Hawks up 7-2 midway through the second stanza.

The Pioneers rallied to score three goals and get within 9-5 at the break thanks to Sal Miccio's score.

Drew Edwards' third goal pulled SHU within 13-9 with 5:03 to play, but the Hawks were able to run out the clock.

SJU won 14-of-25 faceoffs and had the 31-15 advantage in groundballs.