MARCY, N.Y. – Houghton men's lacrosse opened the 2019 season with a 13-6 road loss to SUNY Poly on Thursday.

The Wildcats jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and upped the advantage to 6-1 with five minutes gone in the second quarter. The Highlanders responded with back to back goals by Cole Chapman and another by Jonathan Mayer to pull to within two goals. The margin was still two (7-5) early in the third when the Wildcats scored four-straight to take charge.

GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 6 | SUNY Poly – 13
Records: Houghton 0-1 | SUNY Poly 1-0
Location: Wildcat Field | SUNY Poly | Marcy, NY

NOTABLE STATS

• Mayer led the Highlanders with three goals and added an assist
• Chapman supplied two goals and team-high five groundballs
• Tom Woodward contributed a team-high five caused turnovers and added four groundballs
• Jeremy Harris made 12 stops in net.
• Shots were 43-33 in favor of the Wildcats. The hosts also had a 49-32 edge in groundballs and won 16 of 23 faceoffs

COACH'S CORNER
We started the game a little flat but responded well heading into the half. Unfortunately we were not able to put together a string of goals in the second half. SUNY Poly was a good team and executed well on both sides of the ball. We are looking forward getting back to work and fixing some of our mistakes before getting back on the field next week against Medaille. 

NEXT GAME
Houghton returns to action when they travel to Medaille for a 4 p.m. contest on Thursday, March 7.