STANDISH, Maine - A back-and-forth affair between the Norwich University men's lacrosse team and Saint Joseph's College went the way of the Monks, in a 16-12 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) loss for the Cadets at the SJC Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon.

Tyler Seidel (Centreville, Md.) headed the effort behind a trio of goals, while Mitchell McKay (Lynnfield, Mass.) supplied two tallies.  Aaron Broom (Rye, N.H.), Thomas Muraski (Keller, Texas), Hunter Dixson (Valley Falls, N.Y.), Matt Meehan (Norfolk, Mass.), Anthony Larson (Leominster, Mass.), Christian Masonius (Belmar, N.J.), and Alex Johnston (Franklin, Tenn) all rounded out a strong offensive display with one goal apiece.

A battle of stalwart defenses to begin, Max Lacy broke the lengthy deadlock nearly halfway through the opening frame with the Monks' first goal, which was swiftly answered by a pair of unassisted scores from McKay and Muraski.  Saint Joseph's and Norwich would exchange goals, allowing the Cadets to cling on to an early 3-2 edge, but the Monks would rip off three in a row to take a two-goal lead heading into the second quarter.

Norwich would fight valiantly to reclaim their lead, which included storming back from another three-goal Monk run, but the Cadets' momentum would come to a standstill after Broom tied the contest, 9-9, after the first minute of play in the third frame.

Saint Joseph's would turn a one-goal advantage into a 4-0 run in the fourth stanza, as, despite getting a late-game score by Johnston, the Cadets were unable to mount another comeback.

The Cadets owned leads in ground balls (42-30) and face offs (20-12), while attempting 43 shots.

Tim Goodfellow and Tiger Hopkins led Saint Joseph's with four goals each.

Norwich will now return home for three-straight home games, with the first coming up next Saturday, Apr. 15, at 1:00 p.m. against Albertus Magnus College on Sabine Field.