The American International College men's lacrosse team dropped a 12-4 result against Saint Thomas Aquinas College in nonconference action at Abdow Field on Saturday, February 23. FAST FACTS: Final Score: STAC 12, AIC 4 Records: The Yellow Jackets fall to 0-4, while the Spartans begin the season 1-0. Location: Ronald J. Abdow Field, Springfield, Massachusetts STAT LEADERS: AIC: Eric Mackowski: Two goals, four ground balls Avery Foye: One goal, one assist Rusty Stone: One goal Quinn Caesar: Eight ground balls Eddie Beattie: Six faceoff wins Stephen Stratton: Loss (0-4), nine saves, STAC: Luke Broderick: Four goals, one assist Anthony Irizarry: Two goals, three assists Tyler Senatore: Two goals, one assist, five ground balls Thomas Sharp: Two goals, one assist, eight ground balls Thomas Howell: Six caused turnovers, five ground balls Ryan Mello: Win (1-0), 10 saves HOW IT HAPPENED: Both teams struggled to find control of the ball in the early going, before the Spartans struck first at 3:53. They extended the edge to 2-0 before AIC countered at 7:30, as freshmen attackers Avery Foye and Eric Mackowski combined for a goal, with Mackowski finishing a shot at 7:30 of the frame. However, the Spartans struck back before the end of the frame for a 3-1 lead after one. The second was more of the same; only one goal was scored in the first half of the period, by Saint Thomas Aquinas's Luke Broderick. Freshman attacker Rusty Stone scored for AIC at 7:33, but the rest of the quarter's scoring belonged to the Spartans, who netted three to take a 7-2 lead into the break. As in the second, neither team could find the net early in the third. The Spartans scored the frame's first tally at 6:48, and while Mackowski got it back for AIC at 10:45, the visiting team notched two more before the period expired to take a 10-3 advantage into the final 15. Foye scored early in the fourth, notching a goal at 1:22 to give AIC hope, but that was the end of the scoring for the Yellow Jackets; the Spartans added two more goals before the end of regulation for the 12-4 final. NEXT UP: AIC closes the three-game homestand with a matchup against Dominican on Tuesday, February 26 at 5 p.m.