Staten Island, NY- The Wagner men's lacrosse team dropped its conference home opener 12-6 to St. Joseph's on Saturday at Hameline Field.
The Seahawks are now 2-5 on the season and 0-2 in NEC play. St. Joseph's moves to 7-2 with a 2-0 record in conference play.
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The Hawks opened the scoring with a Carter Page goal. Wagner got even four minutes later when
Stephen Dwyer found the back of the net.
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St. Joseph's quickly added two goals to take a 3-1 lead.
Aidan Clark scored for Wagner to make it 3-2.
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The Hawks added another goal with eight seconds to go in the first to make it 4-2.
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In the second period, Matt Bohmer added his second consecutive goal to go up 5-2 before
Carson Skinner answered for the Seahawks to make it a two-goal game.
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Colin Reich and Carter Page then added two goals for St. Joseph's to give the Hawks a 7-3 advantage with just under seven minutes to play in the half.
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Clark scored his second of the day to bring the Hawks' lead to 7-4.
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Shane Fable added a goal with 38 seconds before the break to make it 8-4 at the halfway point.
The Seahawks opened the second half scoring on a
Tyler Lawton goal. The Hawks responded with two more Bohmer goals to make it 10-5 with 11:19 left in the third period.
Patrick Caldwell netted a goal with 3:43 to go in the frame to close out the third quarter scoring.
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St. Joseph's scored less than a minute into the final 15 minutes of action. Carter Page added another goal for the Hawks four minutes later to make it a 12-6 game with 10:14 to go.
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Goalkeeper
Danny Brady made 13 saves in cage for the Seahawks. Wagner put 18 shots on goal and caused 10 turnovers on the afternoon.
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The Seahawks are back in action next Saturday at Hameline Field to face Sacred Heart at 5:00 p.m.
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