ASTON, Pa. – Seniors Preston Ouellette (Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph) and Jack Harper (Brecksville, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview) combined for seven goals Sunday afternoon but the Susquehanna University men's lacrosse team fell short of a second win. Susquehanna (1-6) dropped a 12-9 non-conference road decision to the Neumann University Knights (5-1).
 
Susquehanna 9, Neumann 12
 
How It Happened

• The game was tied 2-2 at the end of the first quarter as Susquehanna scored first two goals for a 2-0 lead at 4:48 before the Knights answered with two of their own at 3:09 and 1:37.
• Ouellette gave the River Hawks a one-goal lead 50 seconds into the second period off an assist from Harper.
• Neumann responded with three straight to claim a 5-3 advantage at 10:56 before SU strung together a 3-0 run of its own on the strength of two Harper goals for a 6-5 lead at 13:23 of the third frame. The contest was knotted at 5-5 at halftime.
• The River Hawks lead was short-lived as the hosts rattled off three more for a two-goal margin at 6:57.
• The two sides alternated the next five goals with Ouellette's tally at 6:56 of the fourth pulling Susquehanna within 10-9.
• Colin Blake netted the game's final two goals, including the last one with 1:24 on the clock, for the 12-9 final in Neumann's favor.
• The Knights won five of six face-offs in the fourth to limit SU's possession time while the Neumann defense held them to just five shots.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Shots – SU 24, Neumann 43
• Saves – SU 21, Neumann 7
• Turnovers – SU 16, Neumann 13
• Clears – SU 20-25, Neumann 13-15
• Ground Balls – SU 30, Neumann 46
• Face-offs – SU 5-24, Neumann 19-24
• Extra Man Opportunities – SU 1-7, Neumann 1-6

 
Top Performers

• Ouellette finished the afternoon with a game-best four goals plus five ground balls while Harper contributed career-bests of three goals and four points to go along with two ground balls.
• First-year midfielder Rob Swenson (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme) dished out a game- and season-best four assists to keep the offense churning.
• Junior long-stick midfielder Michael Jentsch, Jr. (Shamong, N.J./Seneca) paced the team with a career-best six ground balls.
• Junior captain Tyler Gross (Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney) got the start today and made 12 saves in the first 30 minutes while senior Josh Weaver (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) turned away nine shots in the second half.
• Blake paced Neumann with game-highs of four goals and six points as the Knights win their second straight.

 
Up Next for the River Hawks

• Mar. 11 at Immaculata (1-2) – Immaculata, Pa. / Draper Walsh Stadium – 6:00 p.m.

 
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