THE BASICS:

Score: Marist 8, Holy Cross 5

Records: Holy Cross (2-7); Marist (5-4)

Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Tenney Stadium)

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2017

Time: 1:00 p.m.

The Lead: Senior Sean Kirkpatrick scored three goals but the Holy Cross men's lacrosse team fell to Marist, 8-5, on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Crusaders took a 2-0 lead when freshman Kevin Kodzis and junior Matthew Fischetti each found the back of the net.
• After the Red Foxes responded with two straight goals, Kirkpatrick netted an extra-man goal off a pass by senior Jon Vogel to give the Crusaders a 3-2 advantage with 1:46 left in the first quarter.
• Kirkpatrick increased the Crusader lead to 4-2 when he posted the first goal of the second quarter off a pass from freshman Sean Mullaney.
• Michael Smith then tallied a goal for Marist as the Crusaders led 4-3 going to the half.
• The Red Foxes moved out to a 6-4 lead by netting the first three goals of the third quarter.
• Kirkpatrick scored his third goal of the contest to cut the Marist lead to 6-5 with 1:12 remaining in the third quarter.
• But the Red Foxes clinched the 8-5 victory by scoring the last two goals of the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Freshman goalkeeper Jonathan Tesoro posted 10 saves, while Marist goalkeeper Brian Corrigan posted 19 for the win.
• Each team took 34 shots.
• The Red Foxes picked up 24 ground balls, while the Crusaders tallied 20.
• Marist won nine face-offs, while Holy Cross secured eight.
• The Crusaders went 1-2 on extra-man opportunities, while the Red Foxes went 0-1.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Kirkpatrick now has three career hat tricks.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders return to action on Saturday, April 1, when they host Patriot League opponent Navy at 11:05 a.m.

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