SPRINGFIELD, MA- The Wheaton College men's lacrosse team fell six goals short of host Springfield College in a game between the Pilgrim League's final two unbeatens, as the Lyons suffered a 12-6 setback on Saturday at Stagg Field.

In a rematch of the past two conference tournament championship games, Wheaton had its two-game winning streak end in falling to 4-4 overall and 2-1 in league play.  The Pride, which has won five straight contests, improved to 7-4 and 4-0.

Junior Chris Landers (Manchester, MA/Proctor Academy) became the second Lyon this spring to surpass the 100-point milestone, leading today's attack with one goal and two assists in upping his career total to 102 points.  Senior Drew Schaffer (New Haven, CT/Loomis Chaffee School) needs just four points to hit the century mark after scoring twice this afternoon.  Classmate Schuyler Horn (New Haven, CT/Kingswood-Oxford School) matched a season high with 16 saves.

For the hosts, senior Joe Macchi (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) turned in four markers and a pair of assists, junior Austin Orsini (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) scored twice and had one helper, while senior Joe Heney (Plainview, NY/Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy) added two goals.  Sophomore goalie Marc Martinez (Babylon, NY/Babylon) allowed five goals and stopped five shots in 48:21.

Wheaton converted 3-of-7 man-up opportunities, as the Lyons didn't commit a penalty, but the visitors lost 14 face-offs.  Springfield, which had more than twice as many shots and ground balls, jumped out to a 7-1 advantage by the 4:23 mark of the second quarter.  Landers found Schaffer for a man-up goal with 3:18 to play before the break, as the Blue and White trailed the Pride by a 7-2 count at halftime.

The Lyons hung with the hosts in the second half, scoring four of the stanza's nine goals, but fell behind 10-3 as Springfield rattled off three of the first four third-period tallies.  Sophomore Charlie Willauer's (Duxbury, MA/Proctor Academy) goal with 1:29 left in the third made the score 10-4 before the Pride opened the fourth frame with two quick markers for the game's largest advantage at 12-4.  Wheaton found the back of the net twice more on man-up chances in the final 11:59 to complete the scoring.

The Lyons will face their toughest test of the season on Monday when they head to undefeated and nationally-ranked Connecticut College in New London at 4:30 p.m.  The Camels are ranked eighth by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).