BOSTON, Mass. – The Clark University men's lacrosse team (5-10, 2-5 NEWMAC) traveled to Boston to take on Emerson (7-9, 2-5 NEWMAC) for their final game of the season and came away with a 10-8 come-from-behind win over the Lions on Saturday afternoon from Rotch Field.

How it Happened

• The Cougars applied early pressure as junior Matt Wells and sophomore Brett Newman each had shots saved and on the defensive end, graduate student Dylan Harloff stopped a pair of shots.
• After the Lions scored a goal, sophomores Thomas Michaud and Lucas Cuda each put shots on target that were saved.
• Senior Patrick Liddy tied the game early in the second with a goal shortly after fellow senior Matthew Minkwitz had a pair of shots saved.
• Emerson scored midway through the second quarter before Minkwitz tied the contest at 2-2 with a goal off a feed from Wells.
• Wells then got on the board with a goal early in the third and after the Cougars trailed 5-3, Liddy and Wells each scored to tie the game at 5-5 with 6:00 remaining in the quarter.
• Minkwitz netted Clark's sixth goal of the afternoon with less than thirty seconds to go in the third as the game was tied 6-6 going into the fourth.
• After Emerson scored two of the first three goals of the fourth, with the Clark goal coming from Wells, the Cougars ended the game with three straight goals as Minkwitz scored twice and Wells added a goal as Clark came away with a 10-8 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark attempted 62 shots, scooped up 30 ground balls, won 18 face offs, and converted 19 clears.
• Minkwitz and Wells each scored four goals, with each adding an assist.
• Liddy netted two goals and put four shots on goal.
• O'Rourke scooped up 12 ground balls and won 17 face offs.
• Cuda forced a career-high seven turnovers.
• Harloff recorded eight saves.