ADRIAN, Mich. – The Siena Heights men's lacrosse team fell on the road against fifth-ranked Aquinas 13-7 on Wednesday night. The Saints (7-5, 6-2 WHAC) surrendered seven goals in the first quarter and couldn't catch the No. 5 AQ Saints.
Jake Gallaher scored once and dished two assists to lead SHU with three points in the losing effort. Eric Csizmadia tallied two goals while also scooping up three ground balls. Matthew Quillen scored a goal and had an assist to finish with two points in the contest. Vinnie Jean (L, 7-5) made 16 saves for SHU.
The hometown Saints scored seven-straight goals in the opening 15 minutes of play to take a 7-0 lead heading into the second quarter. Csizmadia put Siena Heights on the board with a goal in the second to put things at 7-1. Aquinas added two additional goals to extend the lead to 9-1 as the teams headed into the locker room at the half.
Two scores to start the third put Aquinas further ahead, 11-1, with 9:43 on the clock. Ryan Moore scored a man-up goal off an assist from Quillen that sparked a 4-0 run for SHU that cut the deficit to six goals at the end of the third. Logan Hudnut scored after Moore before Devin Plemmons, and Quillen added the third and fourth goals in the run as SHU faced an 11-5 margin heading into the final quarter.
Aquinas scored first in the fourth before Csizmadia made his second goal off an assist from Gallaher. Gallaher then added an unassisted goal to the board to cut the lead to five goals, but a final goal for Aquinas was netted with 6:21 remaining, and that is where the score remained until the final horn sounded.
UP NEXT
The Siena Heights men's lacrosse team will wrap up the regular season with a WHAC home game against UM-Dearborn on Saturday, April 23. The opening faceoff is set for noon.
