The Lindenwood men's lacrosse team was defeated by Walsh by a final score of 10-9 on Saturday on the road.

The Lions led the Cavaliers for the entire first half thanks to five goals from four different players and the Lindenwood defense allowing just two goals. Josh Coons tallied two goals within a 1:34 span during the second quarter that put the Lions up by as much as three scores. Kevin Eskridge and Matt Leonard each assisted on Coons' goals. With just five seconds remaining in the first quarter, Coons also recorded an assist of his own during a man-up opportunity that led to a goal scored by the Lions' leading scorer headed into the game, David Corazalla. Eskridge and Sean Darroch scored the other two goals in which both came off their own created opportunity. 

After Coons' second goal, the Cavalier stormed back with two goals to cut down the Lions' lead to 5-4 with 53 seconds left in the half.

During the first half, the Lions controlled the tempo of the game. the Lions took care of the ball better than the Cavaliers, only turning the ball over four times to Walsh's nine. The Lions also held the edge in the shots-on-goal category, leading with a 13-5 margin over the Cavaliers. 

In the third quarter, both teams traded goals two times in which Lindenwood retook the lead twice. After the Cavaliers evened up the score at five goals apiece, Coons registered his third goal of the game off a dish from Sam Heaton during a man-up opportunity at 4:03 mark. The Lions followed up off a Walsh goal with an unassisted score off the stick of Garrett Brunsvold to regain a 7-6 lead at the 13:31 mark. 

Although Lindenwood continued to outshoot Walsh, the Cavaliers found light when they scored the next four goals off five attempted shots to give them a 10-7 edge with 4:39 left in the game. Leonard Jones jump-started a comeback attempt for the Lions when he delivered an assist on Eskridge's second goal of the game at the 2:55 mark and recording a goal of his own to shrink the Cavaliers' lead to 10-9. However, the Lions could not find the back of the net again as the Cavaliers iced the game.

Lindenwood shot 41 times to Walsh's 28 while committing two less turnovers than the Cavaliers. The Lions also held the fort down on five out of six man-up opportunities while also forcing seven turnovers for the game. Jake Moran and Max Hood each caused two turnovers.

After the defeat, the Lions fall to 9-4 on the season as they prepare to host their final home game of the season on Saturday, April 29 against Maryville. The first face off is scheduled at 1 pm from Hunter Stadium.