Houghton, N.Y. -- After taking a four-goal lead late in the contest, Houghton men's lacrosse was outscored 6-1 over the final six minutes to drop a 16-15 decision to Medaille College at home Saturday.

The Highlanders jumped ahead 3-0 over the first 10 minutes and led 6-2 after the first quarter. The Mavericks tightened up defensively and found some offense themselve in the second, outscoring the hosts 4-2 over the second 15 minutes.

Paul Chapman scored three goals for Houghton in the first half.

The third quarter was evenly played, with each team scoring twice, giving the Highlanders a 10-8 lead heading into the fourth.

After the Mavs scored to trim the deficit to one, Houghton scored four of the next five goals to take a commanding 14-10 lead with just 6:38 on the clock. Medaille would not fold, taking just seven seconds to cut the lead to three and scoring twice more over the next 1:33 to pull to 15-14.

Chapman scored his sixth of the afternoon with 4:35 left to push the advantage back to two, but the Mavs closed the game with three goals over the last 3:31 to claim the win.

Chapman finished with six goals and an assist, while Daigler added three scores. Houghton got a huge all-around performance from freshman Justin Flint, who powered his way to four goals, two assists and 11 ground balls, while winning 16-of-30 faceoffs.

Jordan Warren played strong in net, stopping 17 shots.

Houghton (1-5) returns to action Friday, March 27 when they host Wells College.