BOX SCORE

The Saint Vincent Bearcat men's lacrosse team lost to Transylvania University on the road in the championship game of the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference.  The final score was 12-5.

The Bearcats got off to a slow start, falling behind 5-0 by the end of the first quarter, and the team was never able to recover.

Down 6-0 in the second, Brendon Masten got the visitors on the board with a man-up goal at the 11:08 mark.  Goals by Nick Pensyl and Bryce Pasquariello cut the gap to 6-3 with 3:24 remaining in the half, but Transylvania tacked on another goal before the break, taking a 7-3 lead.  Pensyl and Masten added second half goals, but Transylvania pulled away to a 12-5 win.

For the afternoon, the Bearcats had the advantage in ground balls (24-21) and faceoffs (11-9), but the Pioneers outshot SVC 44-24.  Greg Gonzalez took the loss in the net, registering 12 saves.

Saint Vincent ends the season with a record of 9-7.