GENESEO, NY – Host SUNY Geneseo rallied from a two-goal fourth quarter deficit to edge the Alfred University men's lacrosse team, 13-12, Sunday afternoon.
 
Alfred's loss in the non-league contest was its first of the year and drops the Saxons to 2-1.
 
AU led 12-10 3:29 into the final frame on an unassisted goal by junior attack Jake Lynch (Whitney Point, NY/Whitney Point). The host Blue Knights closed out the game with three straight goals, including Michael Engstrom's game-winner with 3:03 left in regulation.
 
Geneseo took an early lead with two goals to open the game before AU responded with five unanswered – two by senior midfielder Derek Bishopp (Livonia, NY/Livonia) – to take a 5-2 lead. Geneseo stopped the streak with a goal with one second left in the period to trail 5-3 after one.
 
The Blue Knights scored the first two goals of the second to tie the game at 5-5 before AU netted a pair of goals to go into halftime up 7-5. Geneseo outscored the Saxons 5-4 in the third and going into the final quarter, AU held an 11-10 advantage.
 
Sophomore attack Joe Fornataro (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) led Alfred with four goals and a pair of assists, while Bishopp finished with three goals and two assists.
 
Freshman midfielder Frank Gavigan (Yorktown, NY/Yorktown) had two goals and junior midfielder David LaSpina (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) (five groundballs), Lynch (one assist) and senior midfielder Nick Skibitsky (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East) each netted one. Senior long stick midfielder Chris Deisenroth (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) led AU with six groundballs and three caused turnover.
 
Engstrom has three goals and Alex Leuze had two goals and two assists for Geneseo,
 
Junior Drew Gardner (Whitney Point, NY/Whitney Point) made 11 saves in goal for the Saxons. Michael Yehl and Tyler Wetzel combined to make seven saves for Geneseo.
 
Alfred plays a pair of games during Spring Break next week: Wednesday, March 8, at 4 p.m. at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA; and on Saturday, March 11, at 3 p.m. against the College of Wooster, at Hood College in Frederick, MD.