FAIRFIELD, Conn.— The Sacred Heart University men's lacrosse team fell 13-9 on the road on Wednesday evening at Marist in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) action. Skyler Wilde scored three goals to lead the Pioneers.

Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-8 (1-3 MAAC)
Marist: 3-6 (2-2 MAAC)

Top Performances:
Skyler Wilde: 3 goals
Sal Miccio: 2 goals, 2 assists
Carson Spooner: 1 goal, 2 assists
Jake Garb: 2 goals, 1 assist

Goalkeepers:
Alex Pazienza:  12 saves

Of Note:
The teams traded goals to open the game. Skyler Wilde and Carson Spooner scored back-to-back goals to give Sacred Heart an early 3-2 lead in the first quarter. Marist answered at 3:28 in the first quarter to tie it up 3-3.

Sal Miccio put away his first of the game at 14:26 to give Sacred Heart a 4-3 lead to open the second quarter. The Red Foxes scored two more to take a 5-4 lead, but Wilde would go on to score his second of the day to tie it 5-5 at 9:47. That would be the final goal of the half for the Pioneers as Marist went on to take a 9-5 lead at the half.

Morgan O'Reilly scored the opening goal of the third quarter to bring SHU within three, 9-6, but Marist again answered with two more to extend its lead, 11-5. Jake Garb scored once more for the Pioneers in the third, but Marist held a 12-7 lead heading into the fourth.

Sacred Heart outscored Marist, 2-1 in the final quarter as SHU pulled within three, 12-9, but the Red Foxes held on to take the 13-9 final.

Nicky Casano had 15 face-off wins for Sacred Heart, while Marist had 11 total face-off wins.  

The Pioneers junior goalkeeper Alex Pazienza, who was named to the USILA Dynamic Team of the Week, made 12 saves in between the pipes.

Up Next:
Sacred Heart will be back in action at home next Saturday, April 1st, as they host LIU in MAAC action on Campus Field at 12:00 PM. Saturday's game will be the program's Team Impact Game.