COLUMBIA, Mo. – Despite a strong comeback effort over the third and fourth quarters, (8) Raven Men's Lacrosse dropped their second KCAC game of the season on Wednesday night, 12-10, to (RV) Columbia College.

A late goal from the Cougars gave them a 4-3 lead over the Ravens after the first quarter, but the difference in the game ended up playing out over the second quarter. Columbia held Benedictine scoreless over the second quarter while scoring four unanswered to take an 8-3 lead into halftime. 

Columbia came out of the halftime break and added their ninth goal of the game before Benedictine answered with goals by Jordan Rodriguez, Joseph Doyle, and Brady Guck. The comeback was on for Benedictine at that point as they outscored Columbia 5-3 in the third and limited the Cougars to just one more goal in the fourth. Goals from James Carson and Michael Hogan closed the deficit down to two goals in the fourth quarter, but neither team was able to score over the final 4:37 as Columbia earned the upset.

Benedictine finished the game with 66 shots, which included outshooting Columbia 41-13 in the second half. Hogan led the Ravens with 3 goals, followed by Guck with 2 goals and 2 assists. Carson Huerter joined Carson, Sean Molyneux, Rodriguez, and Doyle with 1 goal each. Doyle also added 2 assists.

Joseph Bianchi finished the game winning 21 of 24 faceoffs with 12 groundballs. Huerter and Parker Bostock led the defense with 3 caused turnovers each while Ben Schwartz added 2. Duncan Loud finished the game with 4 saves in goal in the loss.

Benedictine moves to 5-2 in the KCAC, dropping them to third place in the standings with games remaining against Missouri Baptist and Ottawa. The Ravens are chasing Ottawa, who sits in second place at 5-1, for a chance to earn a bye in the KCAC Championship Tournament in April.