ALBANY, N.Y. - In a crucial America East matchup, the UMBC men's lacrosse team (5-2, 4-2 AE) was unable to overcome a late fourth-quarter push by the UAlbany Great Danes (6-3, 4-2 AE) on Sunday afternoon, as the host Great Danes prevailed, 14-9.

There were three ties in the game before UAlbany took over the lead in the final period of play - their first lead since their 1-0 advantage at the beginning of the game.

Senior attackman Ryan Frawley (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) extended his scoring streak to 32 games with a hat trick on the afternoon, while junior midfielder Taylor Bohanan (Arnold, Md./St. Mary's) chipped in two goals of his own. In his first game back since March 6, senior Brett McIntyre (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) added a goal and an assist on the day. 

Seniors Steven Zichelli (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) and Trever Patschorke (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) and sophomore Nick Dupuis (Alexandria, Va.) also added to the Retriever total.

The Great Danes started their seven-goal fourth quarter with a man-up goal to tie the game up at 8-all with 10:47 to play; they then took a 9-8 lead after controlling the ensuing faceoff. A slew of turnovers and ground balls occurred on both sides of the field, but after UMBC committed a shot clock violation, the Great Danes converted the mistake and cashed in with 6:50 remaining and took a two-goal lead. 

In the span of 20 seconds, McIntyre controlled a faceoff and served it to a waiting Frawley, who closed the gap to 10-9 with 6:37 to play; but the Great Danes used the same tactic to extend the lead back to two, 11-9, at the 6:30 mark. From there, UAlbany was in control as they closed out the quarter with three straight goals. 

UAlbany opened the game with a goal just 57 seconds into the first period but it was UMBC who scored four goals across the board, including two from Frawley, to take the 4-1 lead with 11:07 to play in the second quarter. The Great Danes put up three of their own to tie the game at 4-all before Bohanan put the Retrievers ahead again, 5-4. With 1:26 remaining in the first half, UAlbany tied the game up again to send both teams into halftime with a 5-5 score.

UMBC retook the lead in the third, 8-5, with goals from Zichelli, Bohanan, and Patschorke, but UAlbany scored two late into the period to close the gap to 8-7 heading into the final 15 minutes.

In net, senior Tommy Lingner (Fort Solanga, N.Y.) made six saves through 60 minutes of play.

UAlbany now leads the overall series against UMBC, 14-11, and has won the last five meetings between the teams in Albany. 

Corey Yunker led the Great Danes with four goals and two assists, while Jakob Patterson had two goals and four helpers on the day. Liam Donnelly made seven saves in net for UAlbany.

Freshman Dane Armstrong (Hardystown, N.J.) won 13-20 faceoffs for the Retrievers, matching his counterpart Regan Enders, who went 13-25 at the circle.

UMBC will honor its seniors on Senior Day in the home regular-season finale on Saturday, April 17 when they host UMass Lowell. Game time is set for noon at UMBC Stadium.