Lindenwood Recap
The No. 15 Maryville men's lacrosse team led for most of the game but No. 9 Lindenwood rallied late to hand the Saints an 11-9 defeat Tuesday afternoon in St. Charles, Mo. Jacob Allen recorded four goals to pace the Saints attack, while Mitchell Kaye added two scores. The Lions were the third straight nationally-ranked opponent the Saints have faced.

What Happened
The Saints roared out of the gates, powered by Allen's efforts. Maryville won the opening faceoff, and Allen fired in the first score of the game just 47 seconds into the contest. Lindenwood tied the game but Allen found the back of the net again at the 6:41 mark. The Saints won the ensuing faceoff and Allen completed his hat trick by the 5:37 mark of the contest. Tyler Wenck tallied in the final minute as the Saints built a 4-1 after the opening quarter. Ethan Olson put the Saints ahead 5-1 before the Lions pulled back to 5-3. Ben Foster and Kaye scored back-to-back goals as the Saints rebuilt a 7-3 edge. Maryville took a 7-4 lead into halftime.
 
Lindenwood opened the third quarter with two goals but Allen fired in a man-up score for an 8-6 advantage. After a Lions goal, Kaye rebuilt a two-goal lead at 9-7 with 7:43 left in the third. Neither team scored again in the period as the Saints took a 9-7 cushion into the final 15 minutes. However, the Lions tied the score 9-9 with exactly 11 minutes to play. Lindenwood took the lead for the first time when it struck for the eventual game winner at the 6:09 mark and tacked on another score 15 seconds later. The Saints took four more shots in the final minutes but was unable to trim the deficit.
 
Statistical Leaders:
Goals: Jacob Allen – 4
Assists: Justin Morgan – 2
Points: Jacob Allen – 4
Ground Balls: Jake Socia – 5
Caused Turnovers: Jake Socia – 2
Saves: Connor Robinson – 14

Records
Maryville: 5-3, 5-3 GLVC
Lindenwood: 7-1, 7-1 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints are back at home Saturday, April 10, as Quincy comes to the Maryville Athletic Complex for a 1 p.m. game.