Led by four goals apiece from Kevin Cop and Max Tuttle, the Sacred Heart men's lacrosse team earned a 17-13 win over the Furman Paladins Saturday at Homewood Field. Records Furman – 0-3 SHU – 2-1 The Turning Point SHU led 8-5 early in the third quarter when Furman scored four unanswered goals to take a 9-8 lead with 8:11 to go in the third quarter. A Joe Saggese goal sparked a 6-0 Pioneers run, with a Nick Albanese goal putting SHU ahead 14-9 with 13:14 to play in the fourth quarter. First Quarter - After the Paladins scored first, SHU got goals from Julian Garritano, Tuttle, and Landon Kramer to take a 3-1 lead with 5:11 to play. Kramer's goal was his first career tally. - Cop scored a pair of goals late in the quarter to give SHU a 5-2 lead. Second Quarter - Saggese and Logan Liljeberg scored in the first 5:16 of the quarter to put the Pioneers ahead 7-2. - Furman got a pair of goals from David Williamson and a tally from Jarrett Birch to make the score 7-5 before halftime. - SHU goalie Brooks Dutton made eight saves in the quarter. Third Quarter - Furman's four unanswered goals came from four different goalscorers. Williamson, William Holcomb, Chad Kreuzer, and Gus Pinsoneault put the Paladins ahead 9-8 with 8:11 to play. - SHU responded with five straight goals to close the quarter with a 13-9 lead. Tuttle scored twice, as Saggese, Cop, and Jake Giaquinto also found the back of the net. - The Pioneers outshot Furman 17-8 in the quarter. Fourth Quarter - Nick Albanese scored 1:56 into the quarter to give SHU a 14-9 lead and cap a 6-0 Pioneers run. - Tuttle and Kramer scored back-to-back goals to put the Pioneers ahead 16-11 with 6:42 to go. Key Stats and Notes - Tuttle and Cop each had four goals and two assists. - Saggese, Kramer, and Lilljeberg each had three points on the day. Saggese had a hat trick, while Kramer had two goals and an assist. Liljeberg added a goal and two assists. - Giaquinto was 14-for-23 on faceoffs. - Dutton made 17 saves in goal for SHU. Next Game SHU hosts Dartmouth in its home opener at Campus Field on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. UMass opened the game with two goals in the first 0:46 to take a 2-0 lead. Goals by Ben Spencer and Chris Connolly put the Minutemen ahead 4-0 and prompted a SHU timeout. Sparked by two goals from Joe Saggese, SHU went on a 4-1 run to get within a goal, 5-4, with 12:49 to play in the second quarter. The Minutemen led 8-5 at halftime, and used a 3-1 run late in the game to take a 13-8 lead. First Quarter - UMass opened the game on a 4-0 run. Noah Rak scored off the opening faceoff eight seconds into the game, with Jacob Lisauskas following with a goal at the 14:14 mark. - SHU got on the board with 9:08 to play in the quarter. After a faceoff win by Mike Calvagna, Max Tuttle found Saggese right in front of the Minutemen goal for the Pioneers' first tally. - Trailing 5-1, the Pioneers cut the deficit to two by the end of the quarter on goals by Saggese and Drew Edwards to make the score 5-3. Second Quarter - Kevin Cop capped a three-goal SHU run with his tally at the 12:49 mark of the quarter, putting the Pioneers within a goal at 5-4. - UMass responded with back-to-back goals from Lisauskas and Buddy Carr to take a 7-4 lead with 7:00 left in the half. - Saggese scored his third goal of the game with 5:57 to play, getting an assist from Tuttle. - The Minutemen outshot the Pioneers 25-17 in the first half, taking an 8-5 halftime lead. Third Quarter - The two teams traded goals to open the quarter. A pair of goals from Julian Garritano, his first two of the season, were matched by goals from UMass' Devin Spencer and Chris Connolly to make the score 10-7 with 3:51 to go. - The Minutemen added goals from Carr and Connolly in the final 1:35 to take a 12-7 lead. - Seven of SHU's nine shots in the quarter were on goal. Fourth Quarter - Garritano completed his hat trick with a goal at the 13:53 mark, getting SHU within four at 12-8. - After a Connolly goal made the score 13-8, Cop scored his second goal to make the score 13-9 with 7:08 remaining. - SHU outshot UMass 12-6 in the final quarter. Key Stats and Notes - Tuesday's game was the first meeting between the Pioneers and Minutemen since 2010. - Saggese and Tuttle each had four points for the second straight game. Saggese had a hat trick and an assist. Tuttle tied a career-high with a game-high four assists. - Garritano had three goals after being held off the scoresheet on Saturday at Stony Brook. - Brooks Dutton made eight saves in goal and was one of four Pioneers to collect four groundballs. Logan Liljeberg, Nick Albanese, and Landon Kramer also had four grounders. - Calvagna was 12-for-22 on faceoffs. - Carr led all players with seven points on three goals and four assists. - SHU outshot UMass 21-14 in the second half and held a 33-28 groundball advantage for the game. Next Game SHU takes on Furman at Homewood Field in Baltimore on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m.