GALLOWAY, N.J. (4/13/22) – Thomas Francy recorded 16 saves, including notching his 400^th career save as the Kean University men's lacrosse team dropped a Colonial States Athletic Conference contest to Stockton University, 14-13 on Wednesday evening.

Dante Poli tallied five points on four goals and one assist for the Ospreys who improve to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the CSAC. Brady Moore finished with five points on five goals for the Cougars who fall to 7-4 overall and 1-1 in the CSAC.

Kean and Stockton traded goals to start with Moore scoring two and Tommy Pellegrino assisting on two in a 4-4 game. The Ospreys attempted to pull away with three straight goals in the final 5:24 of the first half for a 7-4 advantage. Pellegrino answered with a goal in the final 10 seconds and Kean trailed 7-5 at halftime.

In the second half, Pellegrino opened the scoring with his second goal of the game which pulled the Cougars within one at 7-6. Stockton would pump in four straight to increase their lead back to 11-6 with 6:50 remaining in the third. Moore scored twice and Kyle Ryder scored once over the final two minutes of the third as Kean trailed 12-10 entering the fourth.

In the fourth, Kean continued to trade goals as the Cougars couldn't find the equalizer. Moore and Anthony Porter each tallied a goal in the fourth which cut the deficit to one but that would be the closest they would get.

Despite being held nearly scoreless for the final 7:43, Francy scored at the buzzer with a long throw downfield  

Pellegrino totaled four points on two goals and two assists, while Ryder finished with three points on two goals and one assist.

At faceoff, Christian Baucom and Vinny Campbell went a combined 9-for-30 with four groundballs. On the turf, Baucom and Matt Palmieri each tallied three groundballs apiece. On defense, Palmieri tallied three caused turnovers and Steven Thorne collected two.

Head Coach Shelley Sheiner and the Cougars will return to action in Langhorne, Pa. on Saturday, Apr. 16^th, against the Highlanders of Cairn University at 1:00 p.m.