The Ohio State men’s lacrosse team dropped its first ECAC Lacrosse League game of the season, falling to No. 4/5 Loyola, 8-7, Saturday at Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore.
Ohio State (4-6, 2-1 ECAC) and Loyola (9-0, 3-0 ECAC) were tied at 3 at halftime before the Greyhounds scored the only three goals of the third quarter for a 6-3 advantage. Ohio State drew within one (6-5) at 8:19 of the fourth quarter but two goals from the Greyhounds in a 1:16 span (2:30, 1:14) pushed Loyola back ahead by three, 8-5. Ohio State scored twice in the final nine seconds to cut the deficit to one but was unable to get another shot after the final faceoff with just three seconds remaining.
The Buckeyes continue their stretch of three-consecutive road games with a league matchup at Hobart at noon next Saturday (April 7) in Geneva, N.Y.
Sophomore goalie Greg Dutton made 12 saves for the Buckeyes, who were the first team to hold the Greyhounds to less than 11 goals this season. Junior leading scorer Logan Schuss led Ohio State with four points, including two goals and two assists. Freshman Jesse King scored twice and added an assist for a three-point day.

