IMMACULATA, Pa. – Immaculata University's men's lacrosse team's comeback fell just short as the Mighty Macs dropped a 12-11 decision to Centenary College on Saturday, April5, at Draper Walsh Stadium.

Tom Hartney registered five goals and two assists, while Brendan Dinneen added four goals and one assist for the Mighty Macs (2-5 overall, 1-2 PAC).

The Cyclones (2-7, 2-1) scored the first goal of the game, before Hartney found the back of the net on a pass from Dinneen, to even the score, 1-1, with 10:49 remaining in the first quarter. Immaculata thought it had gone ahead, 2-1, with 7:06 remaining, but the goal was called back for an illegal crosse, and Centenary scored a man-up goal on the penalty.

Hartney scored again for the Mighty Macs before the Cyclones closed the first quarter with two more goals and the 4-2 advantage.

Hartney tallied his third goal of the afternoon with 7:44 remaining in the second period, bringing the Mighty Macs within one, 4-3. Centenary rattled off three goals during the final 4:16 of the first half, and led, 7-3, at the break.

Immaculata outscored Centenary 4-2 during the third quarter, trailing just 9-7 heading into the final 15 minutes. The Cyclones began to outdistance themselves with three goals during the first six minutes of the fourth quarter, for the 12-7 lead with 9:02 remaining.

The Mighty Macs began their comeback as Dinneen surged for three goals within a five minute span, to make the margin 12-10, with 1:08 remaining. Geoff Lorentz found the back of the cage with 38.6 left on the clock, and Immaculata trailed by just one.

The Mighty Macs won the face-off and Zach Krytzer's shot went wide, but Immaculata had one more chance to the tie the game. Hartney took off a shot as the clock expired but it was saved by Brian Triolo.

G. Lorentz finished with two goals and one assist. Krytzer added two assists, while Alan Lorentz and John Uhl each finished with one assist.

Andrew Sim totaled 16 saves between the pipes for the Mighty Macs, while Triolo registered 17 saves.

Ryan Mangold paced the Cyclones with four goals and two assists, while Rory Murray finished with five points on two goals and three assists.

Immaculata will be in action on Tuesday, April 8, at it welcomes Scranton under the lights for a 7 p.m. face-off at Draper Walsh Stadium.