Picciolo And Scott Each Score Twice Against Bucs

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Fontbonne University men's lacrosse team trailed by just four at the break against Beloit, however, the Bucs pulled away for the 15-5 win.

The Griffins (1-9. 0-4 MLC), finished with 20 shots, 11 face-off wins and 11 clears. Individually, Alex Scott and Michael Picciolo each netted two goals. Connor Mallett added the other. In goal, Collin Lee appeared for the first time in net and made 11 saves in 43:57 minutes played.

Beloit (5-5; 3-2 MLC), totaled 43 shots as they saw Matt Lee, Michael Boyland, Mark Gannon and Michael Spencer contribute three goals each. In net, John Murphy got the win after making one save.

In the first, it took just a minute and nine seconds for the Bucs to get on the board as Kevin Joswiak scored an unassisted goal.

At 10:03, though the Griffins evened up the score. After a Bucs turnover, the Griffins took advantage as Mallett found Scott to score the equalizer. However, Beloit scored six unanswered goals the rest of the way and headed into the second on top, 7-1.

They scored two more goals in the first four minutes of the second. Then, the script was flipped from the first goal as Scott dished it off to Mallett and he netted his fourth on the season to make it 9-2.

Scott got on the board once more at the 8:47 mark. He found twine for the 17^th time this season and now it was a 9-3 game.

The team wasn't done there. After a good clear attempt, the Griffins worked the offense. The ball eventually found its way over to Picciolo and he scored to make it 9-4 at the break.

In the third, the Bucs outscored the Griffins 4-1 and tallied two more goals in the fourth for the 10-goal win.

The Griffins will now take on Aurora on Wednesday night at Centene Stadium. Action begins at 7 p.m.

Fans make sure to stay updated on fontbonnegriffins.com throughout the year for full updates and recaps on the men's lacrosse team.