MANCHESTER, N.H. – Junior Alex Vinciguerra (Canton, Mass.) registered a goal and an assist, but the Saint Anselm College men's lacrosse team suffered a 12-6 defeat against seventh-ranked New York Institute of Technology on Tuesday afternoon at Grappone Stadium.

The Hawks drop to 2-10 on the season, while the Bears improve to 9-3.

NYIT raced out to a 4-0 lead after one quarter of play and stretched it to five just 2:28 into the second stanza. Goals by Vinciguerra and freshman Tim Glynn (Suffield, Conn.) closed the Hawks' gap to 5-2 at the break.

After the Bears made it 6-2 just 2:06 into the second half, sophomore Mike Fiore (Norwell, Mass.) netted his first collegiate goal to keep the Hawks within three. NYIT tacked on two more before freshman Andrew Messner (Wakefield, R.I.) scored with just two ticks left on the clock in the third quarter to make it 8-4.

Fourth-quarter tallies by junior Tyler Steinetz (Sparta, N.J.) and freshman Jake Mallinson (Middletown, R.I.) were not enough as NYIT buried four goals in the period to seal the win.

Sophomore Daniel Sullivan (Rumford, R.I.) recorded an assist on the Steinetz goal.

Senior goalkeeper Pat Acone (Bow, N.H.) made 14 saves in just under 57 minutes of action. He was briefly replaced by classmate Dan Flynn (Wakefield, Mass.), who did not see a shot during his 3:03 in net. NYIT goalkeeper William McGee stopped 12 shots in just under 59 minutes. He was also briefly replaced by Spencer Scott, who did not see a shot in 1:14 of action.

The Hawks lost despite only being outshot, 36-35, and winning 16 of 21 faceoffs. They were 1-for-6 in extra-man opportunities, while NYIT was 3-for-6.

The Hawks return to action Thursday, April 28 at 4 p.m. when they play host to Merrimack College at Grappone Stadium.