ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University men's lacrosse team hosted a win and in game against Nazareth College for the fourth and final spot in the Empire 8 playoffs. The Saxons (8-7, 4-4 Empire 8) had a tough day getting the offense in gear and ended up falling to the Golden Flyers by a score of 16-4.
 
After AU went down 2-0 Cale Donegan (Corning, NY/Corning-Painted Post) scored an unassisted goal to put the Saxons on the scoreboard.
 
The offense went stagnant for Alfred after that as the Golden Flyers scored 13 unanswered through the midway point of the first quarter to take a commanding lead.
 
Donegan, Joe Fornataro (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) and Peyton VanBibber (Canton, NY/H.C. Williams) scored fourth quarter goals for AU but it was too late at that point as Nazareth secured the final spot in the Empire 8 playoffs.
 
Donegan finished with two goals and two ground balls. Jack Chapman (Elmira, NY/Notre Dame) assisted on one goal. Frank Gavigan (Yorktown, NY/Yorktown) led the Saxons with four caused turnovers while Garrette Briggs (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) was 12-23 on faceoffs and led the team with 10 ground balls.
 
The Saxons end 2019 regular season with an 8-7 overall record, giving them a mark of .500 or better for the fifth consecutive year.