Syracuse, N.Y. – Senior attackman
Thomas Berry (Tully, N.Y./Tully) scored twice in the fourth quarter to lead the Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team to a 6-4 come-from-behind win over the University of Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon in NEC action at Ted Grant Field.
The Dolphins, who won last year's regular season matchup with the Titans, 8-5, scored the only goal of the first quarter at the 8:46 mark as senior midfielder
Nathan Hoban (Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas) tallied his seventh goal of the season in transition.
Detroit Mercy, which defeated the top-seeded Dolphins, 6-3, in the semifinals of last year's NEC Championship, scored the only two goals of the second quarter. Danton Molotky evened the score at one apiece with his fourth goal of the year with 11:18 remaining in the half. Andrew Parker put the Titans in front at the 3:49 mark with his 16th tally of the season.
Hoban knotted the score at two with 12:06 remaining in the third quarter after receiving a pass from senior attackman
Owen Wilson (Latham, N.Y./Shaker).
Parker answered back 61 seconds later to put the Titans back in front. Ethan Conover extended the lead to 4-2 with 5:18 left in the third quarter off a dish from Zach Gleason.
Wilson finished off the scoring in the third quarter with his 14th marker of the season with 1:34 to go after collecting a loose ball following a blocked shot.
The Dolphins scored three times in the fourth quarter for the victory. Following a penalty on the Titans as the possession clock expired, Berry scored from in front of the net with 11:31 remaining after collecting a pass from sophomore midfielder
Emmet McDermott (Pleasantville, N.Y./Pleasantville). Just over four minutes later, freshman attackman
Cole Mayclim (Rye, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac) netted the game-winner and his second goal of the season from the edge of the crease off a feed from senior midfielder
Zack Crosby (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn). Berry added an insurance goal from the edge of the crease off another pass from McDermott with 3:19 to play.
Junior goalkeeper
Lucas Winger (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) recorded two saves in the final two minutes to preserve the final margin.
Winger finished the game with 12 saves, including four in each of the third and fourth quarters, to earn the victory between the pipes. Cooper St. Clair made seven saves in the setback for the Titans.
Le Moyne (3-9, 2-2 NEC) is back in action next Saturday at Wagner College at 2:00 p.m. The teams are currently tied for the fourth and final seed in the NEC standings.