The No. 8 Lindenwood men's lacrosse team nearly implemented a second signature upset against the top team in Division II, Le Moyne, on Saturday, but the Dolphins escaped with an 8-7 win off a last second goal in overtime.  The Lions shocked No. 4 Tampa just a week earlier.
 
Le Moyne bounced right away with a goal 36 seconds into the first quarter after winning the opening faceoff and spacing the ball around to find the opportunity. It did not take long for the Lions to respond as Sean Darroch tallied an unassisted goal at the 11:19 mark to even the game up. However, the Dolphins traded punches 24 seconds later by winning the faceoff then scoring almost immediately to retake the lead.
 
During the next nine minutes, the Lions created four opportunities to score, but two shots were saved while one hit the post and the other traveled wide. Darroch would then strike again with his second goal of the quarter to tie the game at 2-2 with 1:57 left. The Lions' momentum took a quick turn due to a pushing penalty called with 14 seconds left in which the Dolphins ran away with man-up opportunity and scored a goal with one second remaining.
 
The Dolphins won the first faceoff of the second quarter in which the Lions fended off two shots within the first two minutes. Le Moyne's pressuring offense overcame the Lion defense with their fourth goal of the game at the 12:43 mark to take a two-score lead. The Dolphins proceeded to win the faceoff, but David Corazalla forced a turnover to give the Lions a chance to do damage on offense. In fact, Darroch piled onto his big day with his third goal of the game to cut Lindenwood's deficit back down to one score at the 11:05 mark.
 
Le Moyne retaliated nearly four minutes later when it took advantage of a Lion turnover and posted the 5-3 leading goal at the 7:14 mark. After that, both teams exchanged four shots each for the remainder of the half as the Lions trailed 5-3.
 
In the third quarter, the Lions attacked first on the scoreboard. The Lions stopped the Dolphins on a clear attempt followed by a goal from Max Troha to reduce the Dolphin-lead to one once again. During the next seven minutes, the Lions displayed resilient defense, surviving two man-down situations and four attempted shots from the Dolphins. Corazalla rewarded the Lions' efforts on defense with his first goal of the game to even up the score for the second time at the 3:22 mark.
 
Le Moyne stole the Lions' momentum right back when it tallied another game-leading score with 56 seconds left. Before the quarter ended, the Lions were penalized for unnecessary roughness in which they kept the Dolphins from scoring on the man-up opportunity.
 
The Lions committed another penalty early on in the fourth quarter only for the Dolphins to tack onto their lead with a goal at the 9:42 mark. As the Lions trailed by two, they jumpstarted an aggressive attack on offense in an attempt to come back. The Dolphins' goalie turned the ball over at the 8:37 mark that gave the Lions a chance to capitalize. Connor Eskridge received a pass from Corazalla and launched a shot for the goal 24 seconds after the Dolphin turnover.
 
The Lions unleashed four more shots within the next two minutes to pound more pressure on the Dolphin defense. Corazalla, already carrying two points, finally converted a Lion shot into a huge goal to tie the game up at seven goals apiece with 6:09 remaining.
 
The Lions had a chance to walk off with a victory with 48 seconds left when they called a timeout after halting a Dolphin shot and picking up the groundball. Connor Eskridge took a shot at the net with one second left, but the ball sailed wide that would send both teams into overtime.
 
Corazalla almost added onto his stat-stuffing day when he released a shot that was blocked at the 1:39 mark. The Lions went on the defense as the Dolphins regained possession of the ball. Lindenwood stood tall on the first attempted shot from Le Moyne by forcing the attacker to shoot wide with 55 seconds left. However, the Dolphins scored the game-clinching goal with 10 seconds left to conclude the ultra-competitive contest.
 
Although Le Moyne had more total shots than Lindenwood, the Lions had 18 of them go on goal compared to the Dolphins' 13. The Lions also held the advantage in clears as they completed 17 of 18 while Le Moyne had 15 of 20. In the turnovers department, the Lions only lost the ball eight times and forced four turnovers to the Dolphins' 17 and two respectively.
 
After the defeat, the Lions fall to 2-1 on the young season while the Dolphins improve to 2-0. Lindenwood will return home for a matchup against Ohio Valley on Saturday, March 4 at 1 pm from Hunter Stadium.