The Immaculata men's lacrosse team (0-1) opened their 2019 campaign on the road at FDU-Florham on Saturday afternoon, and after falling into an early hole, the Mighty Macs were unable to recover and dropped the contest, 12-5. Freshman James Barretta scored four goals in his collegiate debut. HOW IT HAPPENED -The Macs had a tough start to the game as FDU outscored IU, 3-0, in the first quarter and netted the first two goals of the second to take a 5-0 lead -Barretta scored the first goal of his collegiate career with three minutes left in the second to make it 5-1, but FDU scored again before the half and led 6-1 at the break -The second half started well for IU as Barretta scored two goals in the opening minute, both unassisted tallies to cut the deficit to 6-3 -However, Florham scored the next four goals to take a commanding 10-3 lead with 10:34 to go in the game -Barretta scored before sophomore Steve Long added his first of the season for the final of 12-5 TEAM COMPARISON -FDU-Florham held a 51-27 edge in shots and the Macs held a 15-8 advantage in saves -The Macs turned it over 24 times and forced 15, and had 27 groundballs to 23 for FDU -The Macs held a 12-9 advantage in faceoffs, but FDU scored on 5-of-12 EMOs and the Macs were 0-for-6 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS -Goals: Barretta 4 (4), Long (1) -Assists: Ridolfi 2 (2), Scheidel (1) -Points: Barretta 4 (4), Ridolfi 2 (2), Scheidel (1), Long (1) -Groundballs: Bausman 10, Barretta 5, Johnson 4 -Caused Turnovers: Johnson 1, Metzger 1, Cooper 1, Sims 1 -Faceoffs: Bausman 12-for-20 -Saves: States 9, Metzger 6 UP NEXT The Mighty Macs will travel to Centenary on Wednesday for a matchup with their former CSAC opponent.