ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – Post University's Men's Lacrosse took a break from CACC action this afternoon as they traveled to the home of the Molloy University Lions where the Lions earned an early lead that they did not relinquish despite a late comeback from the Eagles, handing Post their fifth loss of the season to push the Eagles to a below .500 win percentage (.444). Since the Eagles first started competing against the Lions in 2014, Post has yet to defeat Molloy as the narrow 13-10 loss brings them their seventh straight loss against the program. 

THE BASICS

Post University 10, Molloy University 13

Post University (4-5)
Molloy University (5-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lions came out of the den hot, finding the back of the net five times in a row before the Eagles were able to get on the board, sneaking in a goal with just two ticks remaining in the first frame. In the second quarter, the Eagles' defense took it up a notch, holding their hosts scoreless until the 10:42 mark when the Lions regained the five-goal edge (6-1). However, less than a minute later, Post's
Hayden Hindman
 laced one past Molloy's keeper to cut his squad's deficit to four with 9:49 to go in the half. Molloy swiftly answered back with another goal on a man-up situation to make it 7-2. The teams traded goals until 2:05 when
Tim Keefe
 found the back of the net at the 2:05 mark to head into the next half, 8-4.

After the break, Keefe found teammate Robbie McGrayne who netted the Eagles' first back-to-back goals of the game just 2:09 after the faceoff, shrinking Post's deficit to three (8-5). However, Molloy retaliated with a trio of goals before Hindman was able to add another goal to his stat sheet with 3:27 on the clock (6-11) before assisting McGrayne just two minutes later to enter the final frame, 11-7. 

Molloy was able to secure the initial face-off win, however, Mike Keane caused a turnover allowing Ryan Denike to record a ground ball before the Eagles rattled off three shots on net but were unable to add to their tally. In the final 15, Post outshot their counterparts, 18-8 and it showed as they were the first to find the back of the net at the 7:38 mark Dylan Heald brought his team within two goals with just under five minutes in regulation (11-9) before both squads traded goals bringing the score to 10-12 with 3:14 to go. The Lions were able to sneak one more goal in the final two minutes of action, bringing the final score to 13-10. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Two Post players recorded a hat trick in today's matchup as Dylan Heald and Robbie McGrayne booked three goals each
• With 10 goals today, the Eagles have scored double-digit goals in five of their nine games this season
• Both teams had a 50 percent success rate when capitalizing on man-up opportunities as Post was able to score once out of two penalty kills and Molloy netted two goals out of four

WHO'S NEXT
Post University heads into their second game of a three-game road trip with a CACC matchup against the University of Bridgeport set to take place next Wednesday at 6:00 PM. In the inaugural game between the two teams last season when the Purple Knights joined the conference, Post came out on top at home with a nine-goal victory, 15-6.