PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The Sacred Heart University men's lacrosse team concluded its non-conference schedule on Saturday, on the road at Drexel, falling to the Dragons 12-6. Will Moulton tallied a pair of goals to lead five different goal scorers for the Pioneers.

Records:
Sacred Heart: 2-4
Drexel: 3-1

Top Performers:
Will Moulton: 2 goals
Alex Pazienza: 18 saves

Of Note:
The Pioneers trailed by four early on in the first quarter. Will Moulton got SHU on the board with his ninth goal of the season but Drexel added one more as the Pios faced a 5-1 deficit at the end of the first quarter.

After Drexel added one early in the second quarter, Sal Miccio and Morgan O'Reilly answered with back-to-back goals to pull SHU within three, 6-3. The home team added two more in the final 34 seconds of the half to take an 8-3 advantage heading into the break.

Sacred Heart held the Dragons scoreless in the third quarter as the visitors added a pair from Carson Spooner and Moulton for his second of the day, to pull within three, 8-5 heading into the fourth.

Drexel scored three straight goals to jump ahead 11-5 through the opening three minutes of the final quarter. Michael Moreschi tallied his fifth goal of the season at 2:56 in the fourth, but Drexel added one more to take the 12-6 final.

Alex Pazienza stood tall in goal, matching his career-high with 18 saves for the Pioneers.

Up Next:
Sacred Heart returns home on Saturday, March 9, at 12:00 pm to open Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play against Siena on Campus Field.