In the opening round of the MAAC men’s lacrosse tournament, Marist men’s lacrosse (8-7, 5-5 MAAC) fell to the Siena Saints (8-7, 6-4 MAAC) by a score of 12-9. A four-goal effort by Marist junior attackman Jake Deacy was not enough as five Saints players tallied two goals each.
The Red Foxes opened up the game with a goal from Deacy, his 25th of the season. Siena with a goal from 2024 MAAC Rookie of the Year freshman attackmen Cade Olmstead.
Marist quickly answered back off a Siena turnover with a goal from graduate student midfielder Stephen Bickel. After a Saints goal from junior attackman Ryan McCarthy, the Red Foxes answered the call with a goal from sophomore attackman Peter Murray off a beautiful feed from sophomore midfielder Drew Anderson to give Marist the lead.
Both teams added two goals by the end of the first quarter, one from the Saints’ junior attackmen Pratt Reynolds and another one from Deacy putting Marist in front 4-3 heading into the second quarter.
Marist opened up the second quarter with goals from freshman Christian Colantonio and Deacy, his third of the game. Siena was held scoreless for almost an entire quarter until Reynolds sniped one past the Red Fox goaltender to cut the deficit to two at halftime.
Siena opened up the second half with back-to-back goals from freshman attackmen Patrick Radomski and sophomore attackmen Travis Fry, tying the game at six with under eight minutes to go in the third quarter. The Red Foxes needed an answer and they received one from 2024 MAAC All-Freshman teamer freshman attackmen Colin Patrick.
Siena quickly responded on a fast break with a goal from Reynolds, his second of the game, tying the game at seven. The Saints tallied another goal with under two minutes left in the third quarter from senior attackmen Will Edell for the Saints’ first lead of the game.
That lead did not last long as Deacy split two defenders for his fourth goal of the game, tying the game at eight heading into the fourth quarter.
The Saints opened up the fourth quarter with a goal from senior midfielder Jack Cavaiolli. The Saints quickly added another goal on the extra-man opportunity from Radomski, his second of the game.
Siena went on a three-goal run in the fourth quarter as Olmstead beat Marist junior goaltender Noble Smith on a two-on-one opportunity putting Siena ahead 11-8 with under seven minutes left in the game.
Marist down three goals needed an answer and they got one from Anderson, his tenth of the season, putting Marist down two goals with under four minutes to play. Siena quickly responded with a goal from Fry to seal the win.
Marist junior defender Aidan McCaffrey broke the program record for most career-caused turnovers in tonight’s matchup with 64, McCaffrey finished the night with one. Sophomore defender Joshua Arneson added two caused turnovers on the night as well.
The Saints head to Riverdale, New York for the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament beginning on Thursday. Siena will play the no. 1 overall seed Sacred Heart.
Edited By Marley Pope
Graphic Credit: Jaylen Rizzo
Photo Credit: Marist Athletics
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