The University of Montevallo men's lacrosse team fell to visiting Florida Southern College 20-12 in a non-conference game Feb. 24. Sophomore Thomas Vaesen scored a team-high six goals in the loss to the Moccasins. Sophomore Ryan Shea added two goals and two assists to compile four points, while sophomore Connor Frederick also added a pair of goals. Sophomore Kordell Primus and freshman Dante Cloutier added one goal and one assist each. Sophomore Kyle Little registered 24 saves in the game. KEY GOALS 1st (12:17) | Jeff Atlas scored a goal off an assist from Sean Nolan to give Florida Southern a 1-0 lead. 1st (8:16) | Freshman Connor Frederick scored an unassisted goal to trim the Mocs' lead to 2-1. 1st (00:02) | Freshman Dante Cloutier scored a goal off an assist from sophomore Ryan Shea to tie the game at 3-3 at the end of the first quarter. 2nd (0:33) | Nolan scored a goal off an assist from Winwood as the Mocs outscored the Falcons 6-1 in the second quarter and carried a 9-4 lead into the break at halftime. 3rd (11:44) | Skyler Sarkisian scored a goal off an assist from Joe Appio to push the Florida Southern lead to 12-4. 3rd (9:37) | Sophomore Thomas Vaesen scored back-to-back goals, the second off an assist from Cloutier, to help the Falcons trim the deficit to 12-6. 4th (0:13) | Vaesen capped the scoring for the Falcons in the game with a goal off an assist from sophomore Kordell Primus in a man-up opportunity. GAME NOTES Florida Southern outshot the Falcons 64-45 in the game. The Mocs compiled 59 ground balls in the contest compared to 38 by Montevallo. Florida Southern won 23 face offs compared to 12 face offs won by the Falcons. UP NEXT The Falcons will return to action Friday, March 1 with a road trip to Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina at 2:30 p.m.