THROGGS NECK, NY – After playing four straight on the road, the Maritime College men's lacrosse team returned to Reinhart Field on Saturday afternoon for a matchup with Geneseo.  The Privateers (4-3) had a 3-2 lead after one quarter before the Knights (4-2) rallied for a 17-11 win.

Geneseo scored five seconds after a Parker Reilly (West Islip, NY) goal to go up 2-1 with 6:24 remaining in the first quarter, but Charles Gerace (Miller Place, NY) leveled it just over a minute later.  Jack Louer (Clifton, NJ) then gave Maritime its first lead of the game, 3-2.  After the Knights notched the first two goals of the second quarter, the Privateers responded with tallies from Thomas Pellicci (Manorville, NY) and Ryan Grider (Oak Ridge, NJ), putting them back in front, 5-4.  Geneseo found the back of the net four times over the final 4:40 of the half, though, to take an 8-6 advantage into the locker room.

A man-up tally by Gerace with 37 seconds left in the third quarter brought Maritime within 10-8 entering the final period.  However, the Knights opened the fourth quarter with five goals in a 3:38 span to increase their cushion to 15-8.  The Privateers scored the next three goals to trim their deficit to 15-11, but Geneseo added two late tallies to secure a 17-11 victory.

Reilly led Maritime with three goals, all of which were assisted by Ryan Brice (Wall, NJ).  Gerace had three points on two goals and an assist, while Pellicci scored twice to go along with a team-high six ground balls.  Grider picked up four ground balls, and Grant Gifford (Oakdale, NY) caused three turnovers.  Jack Daresta (Massapequa, NY) (4-3) made 15 saves and took the loss.  Michael Monahan (Ronkonkoma, NY) played the final 11:22 in goal and was credited with three saves.

Five different Geneseo players scored three goals apiece.  Riley Henselder finished with eight points on three goals and five assists, and he added four ground balls.  William McCumiskey and Jimmy Atkinson each tallied three goals and three assists, while Trevor Bollinger notched four ground balls and five caused turnovers.  BB Syrop had a game-high nine ground balls for the Knights, who held a 43-30 edge in that category.  Andrew Tittmann (4-3) recorded 14 saves in the winning effort.

Maritime heads back on the road for each of its next three contests.  The Privateers begin the string with a trip to Boca Raton, FL, for their first-ever meeting with Lynn (2-4) at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.