A Quick Look
The SUNY Oneonta men's lacrosse team was defeated by Western Connecticut State University 19-9 on the road tonight in non-conference action.
 
The Inside Story
Both squads combined for nine goals in the opening quarter with the hosts grabbing a slim 5-4 advantage heading to the second quarter.  The two teams went back-and-forth for the entire first quarter matching goal-for-goal before West Conn's final goal with 27 seconds remaining.
 
Freshman Colton Becker (Farmingdale/Farmingdale) paced the offense in the first quarter notching his first two collegiate goals while adding an assist.  One of Becker's goals came with a man-up as did senior Dean Cannon's (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) goal in the quarter that tied the game at three goals apiece.
 
The hosts extended its lead to 8-4 with under four minutes to go in the second quarter before the Red Dragons bounced back with a pair of goals to close the gap back to a pair heading into the break.  Junior Connor Gallagher (Montrose/Hendrick Hudson) registered back-to-back scores including one with 22 seconds left in the quarter.
 
West Conn scored three goals in the third quarter while holding Oneonta to just one goal to push its lead to 11-7 entering the final quarter.  The lone goal in the quarter came from junior Jesse AlfanoStJohn (Westhampton Beach/Westhampton Beach), who scored his first of the season.
 
The hosts took control in the fourth quarter to win going away.  Oneonta's final goal came from freshman Matthew Mangels (St. James/Smithtown East), who registered his first collegiate goal.
 
Just the Stats
Gallagher finished the game with a season high five points on four goals and one assist.
 
What's Next
The Red Dragons will face SUNY Geneseo at home this Saturday beginning at 1pm in the SUNYAC opener for both teams.
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