LANGHORNE, Pa. - The Bryn Athyn College men's lacrosse team traveled up the road to Langhorne to take on the #2 seeded Cairn HIghlanders in the Colonial States Athletic Conference Semifinals last night. The game was a back and forth affair before the Lions fell by the score of 9-7.

Inside the Box Score

• Joe Nugent led the way for the Lions with 5 goals and 1 assist
• Ryan Ovecka added a goal and an assist
• Tim Ragan scooped 13 groundballs
• Christian Kalb made 8 saves in goal 

How it happened

• Cairn was the first to throw a punch with a goal 4 minutes into the game 
• Joe Nugent and Nicholas Yi would go on a 3-0 goal run over the next 8 minutes to give the Lions a 3-1 lead
• With under 2 minutes to play Cairn would close the first frame strong with two goals in 34 seconds
• Cairn would take their first lead since the 11:03 mark in the first with a shot and goal by Jon Balsamo with 10:41 to play in the second
• This quarter it was the Lions who finished the frame with a flurry of goals thanks to Joe Nugent who scored two goals in the frame to give the Lions a 5-4 lead headed into half
• The third quarter was a difference maker. Cairn would dominate play for majority of the quarter outscoring the Lions 3-1
• A goal by Ryan Ovecka was critical to bring the Lions within 1 as the third quarter closed with the Lions down 6-5
• Cairn was the first to strike in the fourth to build a 7-5 advantage
• Cairn would keep their two goal lead for the majority of the fourth
• Joe Nugent would not be denied though as he scored with just under two minutes to go in the fourth off an assist from Jamal White. Score 7-6
• 20 seconds later the Highlanders would put the game away with a man down goal
• Final Score 9-7

Notes

• Lions were outshot 34-25
• Bryn Athyn won the turnover battle by 4 (31:27)
• Cairn held a 13-7 advanatge in faceoffs

Up Next

• Men's Lacrosse will host the CSAC Consolation game taking on Keystone Saturday at 4 PM