FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Sophomore Morgan O'Reilly posted a career-high five goals but it wasn't enough to hold off a 5-0 Fairfield run in the final five minutes as the Sacred Heart University men's lacrosse team fell, 19-17, on Tuesday night. 
 
Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-2
Fairfield: 2-2
 
Top Performers:
Morgan O'Reilly: 5 goals, 10 shots, 2 GB
Sal Miccio: 3 goals, 1 assist, 8 shots, 3 GB
Daniel Rodriguez: 2 goals, 8 GB
Jake Ward: 1 goal, 2 assists, 5 shots, 2 GB
 
Goalies:
Alex Pazienza (SHU): (L, 1-1) 10 saves, 14 goals
Nicky LaBanca (SHU): 4 saves, 5 goals
James Corasaniti (FU): (W, 1-0), 13 saves, 6 goals
Colin Consoli (FU): 4 saves, 10 goals
 
Up Next:
The Pioneers hit the road to take on Providence on Tuesday at 1 p.m. 
 
Of Note:
The Stags trailed by two with three minutes remaining in the first quarter before taking off on a 5-0 run that continued into the second quarter. 
 
First-year Jake Ward had his hand in two of the three goals that helped SHU knot the game at seven-all. Ward netted the first before assisting O'Reilly in the third. The Stags went on to get one more at the 7:24 mark in the second frame before SHU posted three-straight to grow a two-goal cushion, 10-8. 
 
Daniel Rodriguez kicked off the second half the same exact way that he ended it, with a goal directly from the faceoff X. Rodriguez's goal to open the half gave the Pioneers its largest lead of the night, 11-8. Both teams would score four goals apiece in the third frame as SHU held on to its advantage, 14-12, heading into the final 15 minutes. 
 
Fairfield outscored the Pioneers, 7-2, in the fourth quarter, including five-straight in the final minutes to erase Sacred Heart's lead and seal the win, 19-16. 
 
O'Reilly had a career night as he tallied a career-high five goals and fired 10 shots, eight of which were on target. 
 
Sal Miccio and Rodriguez also posted multi-goal games. Miccio had a season-high of three, his first multi-goal performance of the year, while Rodriguez added a career-best two goals and eight groundballs. 
 
The Stags won the advantage in the faceoff X, 24-15, and capitalized on all three of its man-up opportunities, compared to the Pioneers who went 0-7.