GRANTHAM, Pa. – On Saturday afternoon, the Messiah University men's lacrosse team dropped their regular season finale to the ninth-ranked Spartans of York, 18-7. The first quarter was a tight battle with the Spartans taking a 4-2 lead. The Spartans however outscored the Falcons by nine in the second quarter to take a 14-3 lead at the half. The scoring slowed down in the third with both teams scoring one goal to put the score at 15-4 headed into the final quarter. Both teams scored three in the fourth to give the Spartans the 18-7 win. Bobby Berg led the Falcons with three points on two goals and an assist. Owen Hammel and Michael Cook each tallied two points. Walker Penchansky and Quentin Davis each tallied a goal.
 
Up next, the Falcons wait for the result of the Hood College and Eastern University game tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. to see if the Falcons can potentially make it to the MAC Commonwealth Tournament with a three-way tie between Hood, Widener, and Messiah.
 
First Quarter
The Spartans scored two quick goals to give York at 2-0 lead with 13:11 remaining in the first. After some back-and-forth solid defense from both teams, the Spartans scored a man-up goal to take a 3-0 lead with 5:12 remaining in the first. The Falcons though battled back and scored two straight goals from Bobby Berg and Michael Cook to reduce the Spartans lead to 3-2 with 3:17 remaining in the first. The Spartans scored a goal with just over a minute remaining in the first to take a 4-2 lead into the second quarter.
 
Second Quarter
The Spartans opened the second quarter strong with seven-straight goals to extend their lead to 11-2 with 5:37 remaining in the half. The Falcons broke the run with a goal from Bobby Berg to reduce the Spartans lead to eight. The Spartans then ended the half with a 3-0 run to take a 14-3 lead into the half.
 
Third Quarter
The Spartans opened the second half with a goal just two minutes into the third to take a 15-3 lead. The Falcons scored a goal from Quentin Davis by Mason Scott with 7:06 remaining in the third to reduce the Spartans lead to 11. Neither team could add a goal in the final seven minutes and the game remained at 15-4 headed into the final quarter.
 
Fourth Quarter
The Falcons started the fourth strong with two quick goals from Walker Penchansky and Michael Cook to reduce the Spartans lead to 15-6. After the Spartans scored a man-up goal three minutes later, the Falcons added another goal from Owen Hammel to put the score at 16-7. The Spartans scored the final two goals to put the final score at 18-7.
 
Stats
Bobby Berg led the Falcons with three points on two goals and an assist. Owen Hammel and Michael Cook each tallied two points. Walker Penchansky and Quentin Davis each tallied a goal. Adam Collison and Brady Miller led the Falcons with two caused turnovers. Ben Antel added eight faceoffs wins. Jourdain Algarin earned the start in the cage for the Falcons and made 10 saves. Aidan Hickey also earned time in goal for the Falcons and made two saves.
 
Next
The Falcons wait for the result of the Hood College and Eastern University game tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. to see if the Falcons can potentially make it to the MAC Commonwealth Tournament with a three-way tie between Hood, Widener, and Messiah.