Sparkill, N.Y. - Despite getting four goals from Jack Margetson and a hat trick from Jason Beddows, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Lacrosse dropped a 16-10 non-conference decision with Post University on Tuesday afternoon at Spartan Field.

The Spartans moved to 0-3 on the season, while the Eagles picked up their first win of the campaign and improved to 1-2.

How it Happened

• St. Thomas Aquinas tallied the first goal of match, courtesy of Jason Beddows.
• Post scored the next six to close out the first quarter, with Nick Meier (2), Robbie McGrayne (2), Brendan Kelleher and Braedan Lockyer getting onto the scoresheet to give the visitors a 6-1 advantage through 15 minutes of action.
• Robbie McGranyne started the scoring in the second stanza, picking up his third of the game to make it 7-1 Eagles.
• STAC would begin to climb back into the contest with back-to-back goals from Braiden Struss and Jack Margetson to cut the deficit to four at 7-3.
• The Eagles would then pick up two additional goals from Dylan Heald and Braedan Lockyer, with a Jason Beddows STAC tally sandwiched in between put the Post lead at 9-4 at the half.
• STAC would come out of the break, striking twice in the first five minutes on goals from Reno Molina and Jason Beddows to make it 9-6.
• The Spartans and Eagles then traded six goals as Jack Margetson picked up his second and third goals of the day, with Jeremy Schucker striking for one of his own. Brendan Kelleher, Robbie McGrayne and Justin Nogueira would keep things in favor of the Eagles at 12-9 after three quarters.
• The fourth quarter saw more of the same frantic pace, with Post outscoring STAC 4-1 in the frame. Justin Nogueira tallied his second of the game, followed by consecutive goals from Robbie McGrayne, his fifth and sixth on the afternoon, to make it 15-9. 
• Jack Margetson's fourth of the contest, followed by McGrayne's seventh closed out the scoring and gave the visitors the six-goal victory.

Top STAC Performances

• Freshman Jack Margetson scored four goals on eight shots and picked up two helpers on the afternoon
• Sophomore Jason Beddows tallied a hat trick and contributed on two additional Spartan goals.
• Reno Molina, Jeremy Schucker and Braiden Struss combined for three goals and two assists in the contest.
• Giorgio D'Angelo (L, 0-3) stopped 15 of 20 shots faced, with Craig Peavy seeing action in the final quarter and making two saves on three shots faced.

Up Next
St. Thomas Aquinas hits the road for Spring Break games at Alderson Broaddus (March 11 - 1:00 p.m.) and Wheeling (March 13 - 12:00 p.m.).