HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Houghton men's lacrosse found its rhythm early, pushing out to a 6-3 lead early in the second quarter. But the visiting SUNY Canton Roos battled back to take a 16-14 win in the Highlanders' home opener Saturday at Burke Field.

Nathan Anderson scored four times and Jonathan Mayer tallied two goals and two assists as the Highlanders took an 8-6 lead at the half.

After the teams traded goals to start the second half, the Roos scored seven-straight to take a 14-9 lead just two minutes into the fourth quarter. When the Highlanders finally found their offense, it was too late, as it seemed each Houghton score was met by a response from the visitors.

GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 14 | SUNY Canton – 16
Records: Houghton 0-2 | SUNY Canton 1-2
Location: Burke Field | Houghton College | Houghton, NY

NOTABLE STATS

• Anderson tied his career high with 7 goals
• Mayer finished with 3 goals and 2 assists, while Cole Chapman added 2 goals and an assist
• Silas Philbrick has a strong game defensively with 10 groundballs and 7 caused turnovers
• Freshman Lyle Warrior finished with 1 goal, 2 assists and 7 groundballs
• Jeremy Harris made 12 stops in net
• SUNY Canton had a 45-40 edge in shots and 61-56 advantage in groundballs. The Roos won 22 of 34 faceoffs

NEXT GAME
Houghton travels to Grove City for a 6 p.m. contest on Tuesday, March 12.