Huntingtown, Md. – Attackers Eric Simon (North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard) and Conor Jordan (Rockville, Md./Rockville) each scored twice as the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's lacrosse team suffered a disappointing 9-8 loss to No. 16 Washington College Wednesday night. The game was played at The Calverton School.

An own goal with one minute left in regulation was the difference in the game. Junior Joe Casey (Annapolis, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) denied junior midfielder Sid Looney's (Westhampton, N.Y./Westhampton) shot but as a St. Mary's defender tried to get the rebound back to Casey, the ball bounced off Casey into the goal.

Washington College (1-2) won the ensuing face-off but a quick turnover allowed the Seahawks two chances to tie up the game. Sophomore midfielder Greg Louzan's (Ellicott City, Md./St. Paul's School) shot was turned away by sophomore Jackson Szurley (Lincoln, R.I./Moses Brown) while senior midfielder Timothy Perugini's (Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville) rip with two seconds to go was just high.

Casey finished the night with a career-high 15 stops as St. Mary's is still searching for its first win of the season while Szurley picked up five saves – all in the second half – to lead the Shoremen to their first win of 2015.

Sophomore attacker Brendan Steele (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) was the only other Seahawk with a multiple-point game as Steele had a goal and an assist.

The score was tied 1-1 following the first 15 minutes after a pair of unassisted goals. St. Mary's staked a 2-1 halftime lead as Jordan netted the only score of the second quarter at 4:13 off a feed from senior midfielder Nathaniel Babcock (Baltimore, Md./Severn School).

Both sides notched four goals in the third. WC knotted the game at 2-2 before St. Mary's went on a 3-0 run to claim a 5-2 lead at 9:35 as three different players found the back of the net. The Shoremen came up with a 3-0 run of their own for the game's third tied score of the night behind a pair from Looney. Steele picked up the final score of the third for a 6-5 SMCM lead heading into the final period of play.

The Seahawks (0-2) scored two of the fourth quarter's first three goals for an 8-6 advantage at 8:35 but Washington College closed out the game with unanswered scores for its first win of the season.

WC outshot St. Mary's, 42-28, and won the ground ball battle, 35-19. The Shoremen dominated the X as well, winning 16-of-21 face-offs. Looney tallied a game-high three goals to lead all scorers.

The Seahawks return to action this Sunday, March 8th as St. Mary's hosts Muhlenberg College (weather permitting) in a non-conference matchup at 12:00 p.m. 

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