Emmitsburg, Md. (April 30, 2011)--The Mount St. Mary's men's lacrosse team was edged by visiting Bryant, 9-8, in double overtime at Waldron Family Stadium on campus.  Senior goalkeeper T.C. DiBartolo made 13 saves in the loss.

The Mount (7-6, 4-1 NEC), which clinched the Northeast Conference regular season title last week, will host the NEC Tournament on Friday, May 6, and Sunday, May 8, at Waldron Family Stadium.  The Mountaineers will face fourth-seeded Bryant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday while #2 seed Quinnipiac will play #3 seed Robert Morris at 4:00 p.m.  The championship game is set for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Evan Roberts scored the game-winning goal 17 seconds into the second overtime period to lift Bryant (8-8, 3-2 NEC) to the victory.  Roberts, who took the face-off, scored the game-winner from about 12 yards in front of the goal.

Mount St. Mary's had rallied from a 7-5 deficit after three quarters of play to force the extra sessions.  Daniel Stranix scored with 12:39 left in the game to cut the deficit to 7-6 before Bryant Schmidt's second goal of the game evened the score with 9:19 left.

The Bulldogs regained the lead on a Gary Crowley goal with 1:54 left, but the Mount answered on Andrew Scalley's third goal of the game to knot the score at 8-8 with 1:00 left.  The Mount won the face-off and had the final possession of regulation, but Stranix shot wide in the final seconds.

In the first overtime, Bryant won the face-off and had one shot go wide before turning the ball over with just under a minute left.  Mount St. Mary's had a chance to earn the win, but Eric Ososki's shot with 10 seconds left was stopped by Jameson Love.

Scalley paced the Mount with three goals while Bryant Schmidt added a pair.  Stranix finished with a goal and an assist with Brett Schmidt and Mike Adkins also scoring.

Roberts led the Bulldogs with two goals and an assist while Peter McMahon chipped in two goals and one assist.  Crowley finished with a pair of scores while Dan Sipperly, Travis Harrington and Colin Dunster also scored in the victory.

T.C. DiBartolo paced the Mount with 13 saves while Love had 11 saves for Bryant.  The shots were even at 36-36 in the game while Bryant held a 37-29 edge in ground balls.

Mount St. Mary's had a strong first quarter, taking a 3-0 lead after 15 minutes of play.  Scalley opened the scoring 2:04 into the game on a feed from Cody Lehrer. After a Brett Schmidt goal, Scalley scored with just 12 seconds left in the quarter for a 3-0 lead.

The Bulldogs fought back, outscoring the Mount 5-1 in the second quarter to take a one-goal lead at the half.  Bryant scored twice in the final 1:47 of the half to take the lead.