GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa. – The FDU-Florham men's lacrosse team dropped a tightly contested game against Gwynedd Mercy University 8-6 on the road, Saturday afternoon. 
 
DEVILS HIGHLIGHTS

• Luke Hall led the Devils' offense on the day as he tallied four goals on 13 shots with eight on frame. 
• Luke Dugan netted two goals and added two assists for four points on the day
• Christopher Scheublin picked up six ground balls. 
• Goalkeeper Anthony Pieroni tallied 11 saves on the afternoon

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Griffins scored twice in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. 
• With 2:13 left before the break, the Griffins found the back of the FDU net twice more to take a 4-0 lead. The Devils answered with back-to-back goals from Hall to cut the deficit in half heading into the break. 
• In the third, the FDU offense came to life as Hall scored his third consecutive goal to make a 4-3 contest. 
• Quickly after, Dugan netted his first goal of the game to knot it up at four apiece. 
• Gwynedd's Landen Ciran scored twice in the third to give the Griffins a 6-4 lead, but Hall and Dugan scored back-to-back goals in the final 30 seconds of the period to tie the game at 6-6 heading into the fourth period. 
• In the fourth, Ciran scored two more goals for the Griffins as Gwynedd downed FDU 8-6.  

GAME NOTES

• This was Hall's first career hat trick. 
• Saturday's game was Pieroni's second straight game with 11 saves.

UP NEXT
FDU returns to action on Wednesday, March 11 as the Devils host the Mount Saint Mary Knights. First face-off is set for 7 p.m.
 
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