Rockville Centre, N.Y. - After trailing 9-6 headed into the final quarter of play, the men's lacrosse team rallied on a last-second goal to force overtime against the College of Saint Rose. The men's lacrosse team ultimately fell, 12-11, in the extra frame, bringing the Lions to 0-2 on the season.

How it Happened

• The Molloy offense was quick to fire, with sophomore Chris Delaney netting the first goal of the contest four minutes into the first quarter. 
• Graduate student Nick Del Giorno fed freshman Bryan Diliberto to put the Lions up, 2-0. 
• The Golden Knights ended the opening frame with two goals in the span of two minutes to knot the score.
• In a quiet second quarter of scoring, both Del Giorno and sophomore Brendan McDonough each notched unassisted markers to give Molloy a 4-2 lead.
• Diliberto scored his second of the contest off a pass from graduate student Jack Egan. 
• Sophomore Mikey Rodin assisted freshman Ryan Polehinke later in the quarter to put the Lions in front, 6-3.
• St. Rose would score the next six-straight goals through the final seven minutes of the third frame to lead 9-6 headed into the final 15 minutes.
• The Molloy comeback would be fueled by two quick assists from McDonough on goals from Rodin and Delaney. 
• The contest was knotted 9-9 with Del Giorno setting up junior Ryan Downing on an extra man opportunity. 
• St. Rose would score with 9:27 on the scoreboard, but sophomore goalie Christian Michaels sent a pass to junior Scott Capicchioni at midfield. The attackman sent a shot past the St. Rose goalie to once again knot the score. 
• The visitors scored on the EMO with 5:15 on the scoreboard, and seemed to work the shot clock in their  favor in the resulting minutes to run the Lions out of time, but Delaney ripped a shot into the top right corner of the net as time expired to force overtime.
• The Golden Knights won the opening draw and maintained possession for the next three minutes of action until they were able to sneak the ball past Michaels for the victory. 

Top Performances

• Del Giorno (one goal, two assists), McDonough (one goal, two assists), and Delaney (three goals) all tallied three points for the maroon and white.
• Capicchioni (one goal, one assist), Rodin (one goal, one assist), and Diliberto (two goals) each added two points.
• Graduate student Sean Daly led both at the face-off dot, going 13-of-21, and in ground balls (5).
• Rodin added four ground balls while defenders junior Edward McCann IV and sophomore Liam Linden each picked up three. Linden topped the scoresheet with four caused turnovers.
• Michaels made 16 stops in net. 

Up Next
The Lions will end a season-opening home stand on Saturday (Feb. 19) against Saint Michael's College at 12:00 p.m.