Smithfield, R.I. (April 19) -- On Saturday afternoon at Bulldog Stadium, the Saint Anselm men's lacrosse team dropped a 19-7 final to No. 5 ranked Bryant University in Northeast-10 Conference play.

The Hawks came out strong in the first period behind a pair of goals from Mike McClain (Milton, Mass.) and four straight scores to end the period as the visitors held a 5-2 edge after the opening quarter. Bryant answered back with four unanswered goals in the second quarter and took a 6-5 lead into the halftime break. Matt McKeefrey scored twice in that quarter, including with 45 seconds left in the half to give Bryant the lead for good.

The Bulldogs continued to pour it on throughout the third quarter, outscoring Saint Anselm by a 7-1 margin in the period and outshooting the Hawks 15-3 during that time. Bryant pushed the lead to 16-6 with 8:18 remaining before Saint Anselm Steve Trocki (Braintree, Mass.) scored a man-up goal with 6:59 left to complete his hat trick for the day. Bryant added three late goals for the 19-7 final.

Dan Flynn (Wakefield, Mass.) got the start in net for the Hawks and took the loss after making 15 saves in 50:32 of play. Pat Acone (Bow, N.H.) played the final 9:28 with three saves and four goals against. Michael Kennedy made eight saves to get the win for the Bulldogs.

Saint Anselm now sits at 6-6 overall and 4-4 in the Northeast-10, while the Bulldogs are 11-3 overall and 8-1  in league play. The Hawks are back in action on Sunday afternoon as the team hosts Franklin Pierce for a 4 p.m. start at Melucci Field.