ST. DAVIDS, Pa. – The Widener University men's lacrosse team was dealt its second setback of the season on Wednesday night, falling 12-7 to Eastern.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Carter Landry made 11 saves in the match, moving him to 10th all-time in saves for Widener with 279. He also netted his first career goal.
• Connor Heisman led the Pride in scoring with four points off two goals and two assists.
• Paz Gismondi picked up two scores.
• Defensively, Aegean Cuylan and Drew Venit each caused three turnovers a piece.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Unlike Widener's past high-scoring affairs, this game was a battle of two defenses. Gismondi found the back of the cage first with a score five minutes in. The Eagles were able to get one past the Pride at the 1:38 mark to lock the game at 1-1 after one. Landry opened the second quarter with a heave that went past Eastern's goalie to give him his first ever score. The Eagles were able to pick up two more goals, though, to enter halftime up 4-2.

Connor Ball opened the second act with a score, but Eastern found rope again to go back up by two. The Blue and Gold fought back to even the score at five a piece behind a man-up goal from Heisman and Nick DiIorio's first score of the evening. However, the Eagles capped off the third with two straight of their own to retake the advantage. Widener pulled back within one in the fourth with an opening goal from Gismondi, but five more Eastern scores in the quarter allowed them to pull away as they cemented the final tally.

UP NEXT
The Pride continues conference play with a home matchup against Messiah on Saturday, April 10. Opening face-off from Quick Stadium is set for 7 p.m.