The Benedictine University men's lacrosse team rallied from an early deficit, but allowed Alma to score the final three goals in suffering a road loss on Saturday, the first of the year. FINAL SCORE Alma 16, Benedictine 15 THE DETAILS • Alma dominated the first quarter, tallying the first six goals of the game • Matt Moreland put Benedictine on the board with an unassisted tally with 1:55 left in the first • Joe Spahn and Mateo Salceda scored in the first five minutes of the second as Benedictine drew within 6-3 • Alma responded with two straight before Benedictine closed the half with three in a row from Spahn, Jacob Cunningham and Anthony Leahy to pull within 8-6 at the break • Mike Cislak set up Nic Perkins shortly after the opening faceoff of the third as Benedictine pulled within a single goal • Moreland tied the game at 9-9 with help from Scott Ransom at the 11:43 mark of the third • Salceda put Benedictine ahead for the first time late in the third at 12-11 • Benedictine went on to lead all the way until the final minutes of the game • Alma tied the game with a man-up opportunity after a timeout with 3:48 left • Benedictine went a man up following the ensuing faceoff but did not score • A turnover following a clear in the final minute allowed Alma to score the game-winner with just nine seconds left STAT LEADERS • Benedictine won 21 faceoffs but Alma held a 50-39 edge in shots • Spahn scored four times and tacked on a pair of assists, totaling 11 shots • Perkins, Cunningham, Leahy, Moreland and Salceda each scored twice • Salceda picked up six groundballs • Evan Kilbane made seven saves in goal UP NEXT Benedictine (1-1) hosts another MIAA opponent, Kalamazoo College, on Saturday