MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Senior Ronan Jacoby scored six goals and assisted on two others but the 19th-ranked Wesleyan men's lacrosse team was defeated by No. 10 Williams on Citrin Field Saturday afternoon, 16-13.

Jake Sexton, Shayne Gallagher, and Pat Grahling all scored twice for the Cardinals (1-2, 1-1 NESCAC) while Sexton and Gallagher added an assist as well. The Ephs (3-0, 2-0) were led offensively by Pearse Glavin's seven points (3 goals, 4 assists), while Cal Ewanich added six (3g, 3a) and Cory Lund scored five times.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• The first half featured back-and-forth action for the majority of play until a 4-0 run by Williams gave the visitors a 9-6 advantage with 5:33 remaining in the second quarter.
• Jacoby snapped the run at the 4:04 mark when he caught a pass from Matt Chase and rifled his shot into the top right corner. A minute later, Chase fired a low corner shot to the back of the net to cut the deficit to one.
• However, back-to-back goals gave Williams an 11-8 halftime lead.
• Glavin scored the first goal of the second half to put the Ephs up by four, but Wesleyan rallied with a 5-0 run to close out the quarter. With 1:21 on the clock, Gallagher found Sexton for a man-up score to give the home team a 13-12 lead entering the fourth quarter.
• It was a different story in the final 15 minutes, however, as the Ephs scored four unanswered goals en route to the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Williams held a slight 43-40 edge in shots and an 18-14 advantage in faceoffs.
• Wesleyan's defense was led by Brendan Keane and Sean Penney with two caused turnovers each. Penney also picked up six ground balls and Ben Shapiro recorded a team-high seven.
• Six Ephs caused a turnover and Mike Armstrong led the team with 10 ground balls. In net, goalkeeper Harry Gahagan played all 60 minutes and made eight saves.

UP NEXT:

• The Cardinals are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, May 1, and will host Hamilton at 2:30 pm.