PISCATAWAY, N.J. –No. 15 Rutgers (4-3) men's lacrosse dropped a 13-10 decision to No. 16 Lehigh (4-3) Tuesday night at HighPoint.com Stadium. Ryan Gallagher led Rutgers with a career-high four goals.

The Scarlet Knights also got two goals apiece from Kieran Mullins and Adam Charalambides. Mullins added three assists for a total of five points. Tommy Coyne and Jack Thompson each scored one goal, with Thompson's being the first of his career.

Max Edelmann made 11 saves. Rutgers held a 45-34 advantage in shots and 39-36 margin in ground balls. Kyle Pless led the team with four caused turnovers. The Scarlet Knights held an 8-5 lead but were unable to close out the game.

SUMMARY

The game was fairly even throughout the first half, with Gallagher providing a hat trick in the opening 30 minutes. Gallagher and Coyne tallied 25 seconds apart in the waning minutes of second quarter to give the home team a 6-5 advantage at the intermission.

Rutgers extended that lead to 8-5 midway through the third quarter, holding the Mountain Hawks scoreless for a 22-minute span. Following that, four straight goals provided Lehigh with a 9-8 lead after three quarters.

The Scarlet Knights scored the next two goals, with Mullins tying the game at 9-9 in transition via an assist from Kyle Pless, his first of the year. Jack Thompson then tallied his first career goal, also in transition, as Rutgers led 10-9 with 9:37 to play. However, Lehigh scored the last four goals of the game to take the contest.

QUOTABLE

"My linemates Kieran and Adam put me in good spots and we were able to get good looks and I was able to finish. We just have to make more plays. Lehigh made some plays tonight. We got a little impatient down the stretch. We need to keep grinding on offense, take not necessarily the first shot but the best shot. It's back to practice, keep working, and we're focused on another game Saturday at Syracuse."

- Ryan Gallagher

NOTABLE

• Ryan Gallagher's four goals represented his first career multi-goal game.
• Max Edelmann has recorded double-digit saves in every game this season.
• Alex Schoen was 10-of-18 on faceoffs with a team-high seven ground balls.
• Kyle Pless had four caused turnovers, a career-high.
• Garrett Bullett had four ground balls, tying his career-high.
• All of Rutgers' loses on the season have come to ranked foes.

Next up for the Scarlet Knights is a road trip Saturday to No. 13 Syracuse. That game will be at 1 p.m.



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