Score: #19 UAlbany 13, #13 UMass 12
 
Location: John Fallon Field in Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (4-1) | UMass (2-1)
 
Short Story: Shorthanded UAlbany men's lacrosse knocks off #13 UMass on a late game-winner in the fourth by Chris Ryan.
 
Key Stats
 

• Chris Ryan scored the game-winner with 1:59 remaining in the fourth, his third career goal
• Jakob Patterson scored three goals and recorded five assists
• Liam Donnelly recorded 16 saves, including 10 in the third quarter, setting a single-game high as a Great Dane
• Kyle Casey scored twice with two assists
• Graydon Hogg scored three times
• UMass outshot UAlbany 45-41

 
Head Coach Scott Marr: "Today was a huge team win for us.  I thought we handled the adversity from over the weekend very well.  I thought our team pulled together and played as one, and we're very excited to play so well and beat a very, very good UMass team.  I'm proud of my team and we'll move on to Saturday."
 
How it Happened
 

• UAlbany jumped out to a quick early lead, with Graydon Hogg scoring first with 13:42 remaining in the opening quarter and Jakob Patterson following up eight seconds of game time later to put UAlbany up 2-0.
• UMass scored just under 40 seconds later to get on the board and cut into UAlbany's lead 2-1.  The two teams combined for six goals before five minutes had elapsed since the opening faceoff.  The Minutemen, after trailing 2-0, outscored UAlbany 4-2 for the remainder of the first quarter.
• UAlbany rolled of a long, 3-0 run between the second and third quarters to take a 7-4 lead just after halftime.  Patterson had scored or assisted on each of UAlbany first six points of the game.  UMass broke the run with 12:31 left in the third, and traded goals with UAlbany into the fourth quarter.
• UMass scored back-to-back goals seven seconds apart with 13:07 and 13:00 remaining in the fourth to cut UAlbany's lead to one, 10-9.  Camden Hay scored on a setup from Jake Piseno to extend UAlbany's lead back to two, but UMass scored with 9:33 left to keep pace. 
• Two-straight goals from the Minutemen tied the game at 12 with 3:27 left in the fourth.  UAlbany held firm and maintained composure, and with 1:59 to go saw Kyle Casey find Chris Ryan for the game-winner, 13-12.  It was Ryan's third career goal as a Great Dane.
• Patterson finished with three goals and five assists for eight total points.  In goal, Liam Donnelly set a single-game high in his career as a Great Dane with 16 saves.  Ten of Donnelly's saves came in the third quarter.  Hogg recorded a hat trick and Casey scored twice with two assists.

 
Next: UAlbany visits preseason America East favorite Stony Brook on Saturday, March 27 at 3:00 pm.