Staten Island, NY- The Wagner men's lacrosse team dropped a 9-5 decision to Mount St. Mary's on Saturday at Hameline Field.
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Benjamin Stewart and
Aidan Clark both had two-goal games, while
Stephen Dwyer added a goal for the Seahawks. Goalkeeper
Danny Brady made 14 saves. Wagner is now 3-7 (1-4 NEC) this season.
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Clark opened the game's scoring with his 19
th goal of the year. Stewart tallied the assist.
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The Mountaineers then scored four straight goals to close out the opening quarter, two coming from Brendan Lantieri to give Mount a 4-1 lead.
Stephen Dwyer was able to cut Mount's lead in half with 12:36 remaining in the half with his 18
th goal of the season. Wagner trailed 4-2 at the break.
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Mount opened the second half with two more goals from Lantieri to take a 6-2 lead. Wagner then capitalized on a Stewart man-up goal. Clark recorded the assist.
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The Mountaineers answered with a Jared McMahon goal to keep it a four-goal game. Clark then found the back of the net for his team-leading 20
th goal of the season to make it a 7-4 game with just under three minutes left in the third quarter.
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Less than two minutes in to the final 15 minutes of play, Jared McMahon scored his second goal of the game to give Mount an 8-4 lead. Connor McMahon then added Mount's final goal of the game, making it 9-4.
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Stewart netted his second goal of the game with 5:51 remaining to close out the scoring on the afternoon.
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The Seahawks host Merrimack next Saturday at Hameline Field for senior day. Faceoff is set for 12:00 p.m.
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