Alfred, NY – A defensive stand in the fourth quarter for the Alfred University men's lacrosse team resulted in victory over Brockport by an 8-7 score on Saturday at Yunevich Stadium.

The Saxons improved to a 2-0 (1-0 Empire 8) record on the spring season. The Golden Eagles (0-1) dropped their season opener.

Alfred maintained a 28-27 shot advantage. The Saxons relied on senior midfielder Garrette Briggs (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) to secure 17-of-19 faceoff opportunities. Brockport was 0-for-1 in extra man opportunities, while Alfred finished 2-of-11. Junior attack Connor DiDomineck (Bath, NY/Haverling) led the Saxons with two goals and one assist. First-year midfielder Josh Hauman (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) tallied two goals. Sophomore attack Drew Cartwright (Elmira, NY/Elmira), graduate student Shane Weber (Hull, MA/Hull), and junior attack Noah Soriano (Valley Cottage, NY/Nyack) each added one goal. Sophomore attack Justin Mosher (Hilton, NY/Hilton) scored the go-ahead goal for Alfred in the fourth quarter and contributed with two assists. Junior goalie Scott Kimiecik (Randolph, NY/Randolph) remained confident in net, picking up 12 saves, six of which came in the second half.

"We challenged ourselves and stopped playing nervous," said Head Coach Jason Lockner. "We had a lot of guys put together some impressive performances for us, and it worked out."

The Saxons set the pace early, as Soriano found the back of the net 86 seconds into the game. The Golden Eagles retaliated with two goals of their own. Back-to-back goals from Hauman kept Alfred within reach. After an additional goal from Brockport, the score was 3-3 at the end of the first quarter.

Alfred was the first team to score in the second quarter, as Cartwright scored at the 7:11 mark. Three consecutive goals from Brockport resulted in a 6-4 deficit at halftime.

Consecutive goals from DiDomineck tied the game in the third quarter. After the Golden Eagles took the lead back, Weber scored to tie the game entering the final quarter.

Aggressive play from both ends left an opening for Mosher to score what would be the game-winning goal at the 7:51 mark in the fourth quarter.

"We'll have to address our turnovers," said Lockner. "Still, we've had a strong start to the season and I'm excited for what's to come."

The Saxons will continue the spring season with a home contest versus Sage on Wednesday at 4pm from Yunevich Stadium.