NEWBURGH, N.Y. - The Mount Saint Mary College men's lacrosse team fell to Skyline foe Mount Saint Vincent by a score of 22-9 on Saturday evening. With the loss the Knights drop to 2-11 on the season and 0-4 in Skyline play. The Dolphins improve to 6-4 overall and 1-2 in Skyline play.

Both teams struggled to find the back of the net in the early minutes of the game and it wasn't until the 7:20 mark that Mount sophomore #Nick Findlay# (Elmont, N.Y.) scored the first goal of the game. Findlay buried a feed from freshman #Stephen White# (Schenectady, N.Y.) to put the Knights ahead 1-0. The Dolphins closed out the first quarter with a 4-0 run and held a 4-1 lead at the conclusion of the first. Mount Saint Vincent scored five unanswered goals to open the second quarter of play and build a 9-1 lead. Findlay netted a feed from sophomore #Logan Sollami# (Cornwall, N.Y.) to stop the Dolphins run. Goals by sophomore #Nick Sheehan# (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and classmate #Andrew Pullen# (Farmingdale, N.Y.) in the final seconds of the half brought the Knights to within five (9-4).

Three quick goals by the Dolphins in the opening minutes of the third quarter extended their lead to 12-4. Mount freshman #Matt O'Donnell# (Wallkill, N.Y.) converted a feed from Findlay at the 10:14 mark to get the Knights back on the board. An unassisted tally from Findlay with 6:43 left in the quarter brought the Knights to within seven (13-6). After Findlay's goal the Knights would not score again until there was just 6:28 left in the game. A nine-goal run by the Dolphins put the game out of reach for the Knights. The Mount finished the game with three consecutive goals. Findlay netted his fourth of the game at the 6:28 mark and O'Donnell tallied just thirty seconds later. White scored the final goal of the game with 3:59 remaining to make the score 22-9.

Findlay led the Mount with four goals and one assist. O'Donnell chipped in with two goals and White scored one goal and dished out an assist. Pullen and Sheehan accounted for the other two goals. Freshman defender #Matt Buonocore  caused a team-high three turnovers. Junior #Pat Byrne# (Milford, Conn.) grabbed a team-high seven groundballs in the loss. In the net, freshman goalkeeper #Shawn Cobstill# (Oneonta, N.Y.) recorded 16 saves.

The Knights do not return to action until next Saturday, April 16 when they travel to Stockton College. The Skyline Conference match-up is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.