ALBANY, N.Y. – Playing in the state capital, the D'Youville University men's lacrosse team fell to The College of Saint Rose Wednesday afternoon by a score of 17-7.
 
The Saints (1-9) were led offensively by Tristan Engelhardt (Orlando, Fla.) with five goals while Carsyn Kent (Whitby, Ontario) and Stefano Evan (Vestal, N.Y.) each had one goal and one assist.
 
William Nichols (Palmyra, N.Y.) led the team in groundballs with five while Logan Schwartz (Depew, N.Y.) had four caused turnovers.
 
After falling to a 2-0 deficit to the Golden Knights, DYU came back with Engelhardt scoring his first goal off the assist from Kent to make it 2-1 with 6:59 left in the first quarter. Saint Rose pushed the score to 4-1 but a goal by Kent made it 4-2 with 1:10 left in the first frame. Engelhardt was able to help the Saints creep closer, scoring a goal in the early goings of the second quarter to make it 4-3. The Golden Knights were able to take an 8-0 run into the break.
 
Saint Rose struck first in the third quarter but was answered by Engelhardt to make it 14-4 with 8:53 left in the quarter. The Golden Knights got that goal back, but Engelhardt responded, scoring the man-down goal with just over three minutes left in the third.
 
In the fourth quarter, the Saints scored two goals coming from Engelhardt and Evan.
 
Nichols saw a majority of the action, making 12 saves.
 
The Saints will be back in action this Sunday, March 24th, as they resume conference play when they travel to St. Thomas Aquinas College for a 1 p.m. start.