Cambridge, Mass. – MIT's Roberts Field has become a literal house of horrors for the Clark University lacrosse program. After today's 9-8 overtime loss to the host Engineers in Cambridge, the Cougars have lost their last three trips there by a combined three goals – two of which, like today, - were in overtime.

It actually marks the second consecutive week in which the Scarlet and White have lost in extra time following last week's 9-8 double overtime defeat to Coast Guard.

Clark, 8-3 overall, slips to 1-2 in league play, while MIT improves to 9-3 and are locked in a three-way tie for second in the conference standings at 2-1.

Luke Verdi (Middletown, Md.) scored with six seconds remaining in the first overtime period to give the Engineers their 24th consecutive victory over their league rivals from Worcester.

The extra session actually materialized after Clark freshman Brandon King (Eastham, Mass.) produced a man-up goal with four seconds left in regulation.

Harris Stolzenberg (Weston, Fla.) opened the scoring with back-to-back goals midway through the first quarter.

The score remained unchanged until Clark tallied three straight goals during the first five minutes of the second stanza. Nick Johnson (Amherst, Mass.) put the Cougars on the board at the 11:26 mark and then found Rob Holden (East Longmeadow, Mass.) for the equalizer 26 seconds later. Clark would then go ahead, 3-2, courtesy of a strike by Jack Pierce (Westborough, Mass.) with 10:04 on the clock.

The Engineers replied with a blast by Christian Jamison (Huntington, N.Y.) and a man-up goal from Graham Davis (Crofton, Md.) to reclaim the lead with 6:25 remaining.

Clark then scored twice during the final three minutes to enter the intermission with a 5-4 advantage. Rishi Singh (Sterling, Mass.) evened things up on pass from Matthew Sullivan (Brunswick, Maine) while a solo effort by Andrew Myhre (Middlebury, Vt.) put the visitors in front.

The third quarter was a back-and-forth affair as it ended in a 6-6 deadlock. Stolzenberg set up Michael Traub (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) after four minutes elapsed but the visitors inched ahead on a goal from Isaac Bass (Amherst, Mass.) with 4:28 left.

MIT produced the fifth tie of the day when Davis connected on a feed from Paul Orrson (Baltimore, Md.).

Clark reclaimed the one-goal lead at the 9:14 mark of the fourth quarter courtesy of a laser by Will Mandracchia (Melrose, Mass.).

The Engineers battled back as goals from Orrson and Verdi resulted in an 8-7 advantage with 6:29 left to play. The Cougars dominated the action following the ensuing faceoff but they didn't capitalize on the momentum until Lucas Petricone-Berg (Nyack, N.Y.) found King for the man-up score with four ticks left.

In the extra session, both teams produced two shots but they were off the mark. MIT gained possession with 10 seconds to go and then used a timeout. Once action resumed, Verdi barreled towards the net for the game-winner.

Stolzenberg finished with two goals and an assist while Davis and Verdi both scored twice. Traub totaled one goal and two assists as Jamison gathered four groundballs.

TJ Burns (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) and Aubrey Toland (Princeton, N.J.) both posted three groundballs while Mitchell Galer (Westlake, Village, Calif.) was 10-of-20 in faceoffs and picked up four groundballs. In net, Eric Bartell (San Diego, Calif.) generated 12 saves and three groundballs.

Johnson and Mandracchia both contributed one goal and one assist to the visitors' balanced attack. Patrick Campbell (Duxbury, Mass.) scooped up four groundballs while Alex Turgeon (Holden, Mass.) won 10 of his 20 faceoff attempts.

Will Roberts (Paxton, Mass.) bolstered the defense with two caused turnovers and Drew Riopelle-Tyrrell (Northville, Mich.) tallied 12 saves and a game-high five groundballs.

Both squads are back in NEWMAC action on Wednesday, April 20. MIT will visit local foe Emerson College while Clark will host the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.