Box Score

The #19 Fairfield University men's lacrosse team had its four-game win streak snapped on Saturday by #20 Georgetown, 11-8, in an ECAC Lacrosse League contest in Washington, D.C.  The Stags fall to 6-3 on the year and 3-1 in the ECAC, while the Hoyas improve to 5-5 overall and 1-2 in league play.

Nick Baglio led the Stags offense with a hat trick, while Chris Ajemian touched net twice for the Stags.  Doug Kuring, John Snellman and Ryan Mulford all added goals as well.

The teams traded goals in the first-quarter, with Georgetown striking first, eight seconds into the contest.  Baglio got his first tally of the game just over four minutes into the contest, scoring unassisted, to tie the game 1-1.  Jake Samperton put the Hoyas back on top 95 seconds later, and the score remained 2-1 for over six minutes.  Brent Adams fed Ajemian a pass for the 2-2 tie with 3:52 to play in the first quarter.  Georgetown struck with just 18 seconds remaining in the period for the 3-2 lead.

Fairfield would control the early play in the second quarter and take its only lead of the game.  Baglio scored unassisted at the 11:28 mark and Mulford touched net 77 seconds later for a 4-3 Stags advantage.  The Hoyas tied the game at 8:17, the first of a three-goal spurt in a 3:14 span, taking a 6-4 lead into the locker room.

Georgetown ran the unanswered goal streak to four goals on a Zack Angel goal midway through the third-quarter, resulting in a 7-4 lead.  Snellman's tally at the 5:52 mark of the third ended the run, making it 7-5, but the Hoyas struck for the next three goals, building a 10-5 edge with 8:07 to play in the fourth quarter.  The Stags out scored Georgetown 3-1 in the final 5:43, including two goals in the final 83 seconds of play, but could not make it all the way back.

Charlie Cipriano made 12 saves in net for the Stags, his sixth consecutive game with at least 10 stops.  He also recorded two ground balls and two caused turnovers in the contest.  Jack David made nine stops in net for the Hoyas

A bright-spot for the Stags on the afternoon was the impressive effort of the man-down unit.  Fairfield was a perfect 5-5 in man-down situations, not allowing Georgetown to score a goal in four minutes of extra-man play.  Fairfield was 1-2 in man-up chances on the afternoon.

Billy Honovich picked up a team-high four ground balls, as did Adams, while also causing two turnovers.  Matt Petre had three ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers in the contest.

Fairfield won just 4-22 face-offs on the day and lost the ground ball battle 44-23.  The Stags cleared better then their host, going 17-21, while the Hoyas were 14-21.  Both teams committed 25 turnovers in the game.

The Stags will continue their stretch of six-games in seven outings on the road at Yale on Saturday, April 11.  Game-time is set for 7 p.m.