GRANTHAM, Pa. – On Saturday afternoon, the Messiah University men's lacrosse team fell in a MAC Commonwealth matchup to the tenth-ranked Mustangs of Stevenson University, 25-7. The Mustangs opened the game with an 8-0 first quarter run to take the early lead. The Mustangs outscored the Falcons by two in the second to take a 15-5 lead at the half. The Mustangs outscored the Falcons 10-2 in the second half to earn the 25-7 win. Bobby Berg led the Falcons with three points on a goal and two assists. Owen Hammel and Michael Cook each scored two goals. Jesse Lynch and Ben Ferrell also added a goal each.
 
Up next, the Falcons travel to Reading, Pa. to take on the Golden Wolves of Alvernia University on Wednesday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m.
 
First Quarter
The Mustangs went on an 8-0 run for the entire first quarter to take an early eight-goal lead after the first quarter.
 
Second Quarter
The Falcons looked to come back in the second with a Michael Cook goal from Brady Miller to reduce the Mustangs lead to seven. After a Mustangs goal, the Falcons scored three-straight goals from Jesse Lynch, Owen Hammel, and Bobby Berg to reduce the Mustangs lead to five with 7:54 remaining in the half. The Mustangs then scored four-straight goals to end the half to take a 13-4 lead with three minutes remaining in the second. The Mustangs outscored the Falcons 2-1, with Bobby Berg scoring the goal for the Falcons to put the Mustangs ahead 15-5 at the half.
 
Third Quarter
The Mustangs opened the third with 2-0 run to take a 17-5 lead with 8:35 remaining in the third. The Falcons then scored two-straight goals of their own with Michael Cook and Owen Hammel scoring to reduce the Mustangs lead back to 10. The Mustangs though finished the third with a 3-0 run to take a 20-7 lead into the fourth quarter.
 
Fourth Quarter
The Mustangs scored five goals in the fourth to earn the 25-7 win.
 
Stats
Bobby Berg led the Falcons with three points on a goal and two assists. Owen Hammel and Michael Cook each scored two goals. Jesse Lynch and Ben Ferrell also added a goal each. Brady Miller, Eric Hoover, and Walker Penchansky each led the Falcons defense with two caused turnovers each. Ben Antel led the Falcons with six faceoff wins. Adam Collison led the Falcons with four ground balls. Jourdain Algarin earned the start in the cage and made 14 saves. Aidan Hickey also earned time in goal and made a save.
 
Next
The Falcons travel to Reading, Pa. to take on the Golden Wolves of Alvernia University on Wednesday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m.