VICTOR, N.Y. – The Hartford men's lacrosse team rallied back from an early deficit to take a halftime lead, but a barrage of second-half goals by Canisius led the Golden Griffins to a 16-12 win inside Pinnacle Sports Complex. Senior Dylan Jinks netted a hat trick for the second time in as many games, as the Hawks drop to 0-2.
 
Led by five goals from Carter Stefaniak, Canisius improves to 2-2 on the season.
 
CANISIUS 16, HARTFORD 12
A hot start by Canisius resulted in a 4-0 lead for the home team out of the gates. But Hartford quickly came alive, ending the quarter with five-straight scores to take the edge heading into the second. The run continued into the second quarter, as a pair of goals 14 seconds apart by sophomore Tyler Corpora and freshman Malcolm Bell pushed the edge to 7-4 with 10:20, but the Golden Griffins scored two of the final three goals of the half to close the gap to two (8-6) at intermission.
 
The Golden Griffins benefited from another hot start out of halftime, scoring all eight goals of the third, including three-straight from Mathi Boissonneault, to take a 14-8 lead into the final quarter. The Hawks would close the gap to two on a 4-0 spurt fueled by three-straight goals by Jinks, but Canisius struck twice within the final five minutes to put the game out of reach.
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Senior Nolan Little led the Hawks inside the faceoff circle, going 10-of-21 with five ground balls.
• Bell and classmate Andrew Boniface each recorded their first career goals for the Hawks, while sophomores Owen Trepeta and Corpora recorded career highs in goals with two apiece.
• Boissonneault tied Stefaniak with five points on four goals and an assist for Canisius.
• The Golden Griffs held a 40-37 edge in shots and a 30-29 advantage in ground balls.

 
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The Hawks return home to host Marist on Tuesday afternoon. Opening faceoff from Al-Marzook Field is slated for 3 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 860-768-HAWK or by clicking here.