STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Bears grabbed their second-straight win with a 6-5 victory over Wagner on Sunday afternoon as the Mercer men's lacrosse team improved to 3-3 on the season in its final non-conference game. HOW IT HAPPENED After spending most of the first quarter scoreless, Lucas Wittenberg found the back of the net with 2:43 remaining to give the Bears a 1-0 advantage. Wagner scored the first two goals of the second period, taking a 2-1 lead with 10:56 left until halftime. Jake Sadd scored off an assist from Patrick deHueck, tying the game. Just 16 seconds later, Wagner retook the lead, 3-2, with 7:15 on the clock. Jake Nelson scored an unassisted goal, beating the buzzer and tying the game, 3-3, as the teams went into halftime. Joshua Adams scored the Bears' first goal of the second half and Wagner answered less than a minute later to tie the game for the fourth time, 4-4. Bryan Gibson dished the ball to Matt Quinn, who scored with 4:08 left in the third quarter to put Mercer up 5-4. The Seahawks knotted the score for the final time, 5-5, with 12:12 remaining in the game. It wasn't until there was less than three minutes on the clock that Mercer took its final lead of the game off a goal from Gibson. The Bears held on to the 6-5 advantage as time wound down to wrap up the two-game road trip with a second win. PLAYER OF THE GAME Bradley Hodoval made a career-high 12 saves and grabbed a career-high five ground balls to anchor Mercer's defense. STAT OF THE GAME Mercer won 10 of the 14 faceoffs, including 4-of-6 in the second quarter. NOTABLES Bryan Gibson led Mercer with a season-high two points off a goal and an assist. Jake Sadd tied his career highs of one point, one goal and two caused turnovers, while scooping up two ground balls. Joshua Adams scored the first goal of his career and also set a season high with one caused turnover. Jake Nelson scored a goal and grabbed a career-high three ground balls. Matt Quinn and Lucas Wittenberg each added a goal for the Bears. Patrick deHueck tied his career-highs of one assist and one point, while also notching a caused turnover. At the faceoff X, Kiel Brennan was 10-of-12, tying his career high in faceoff wins and setting a career high with an 83.3 winning percentage. He also had three ground balls. In goal, Bradley Hodoval made a career-high 12 saves and also grabbed a career-high and team-leading five ground balls. Walker Ensor tied his career high of four ground balls and also had a caused turnover.