BOSTON - The Boston University men's lacrosse team erased a 9-6 deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but Utah scored 1:28 into the second overtime to defeat the Terriers, 11-10, on Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field.

BU (5-2) scored four of the final five goals in regulation, but Utah (3-5) defended the final possession in both the fourth quarter and in the first overtime to set the stage for Branden Wilson's eventual winner.

Junior Matt Baugher and freshman Christian Quadrino led the BU offense with three goals apiece, with Quadrino adding an assist to complete a four-point day. For Baugher, that was his first collegiate hat trick. Junior Timmy Ley notched a goal and an assist while sophomore Louis Perfetto and junior Matt Hilburn also found the back of the net. Freshman LSM Dane DeGoler scored his first collegiate goal while sophomore d-middie Donnie Howard recorded his first collegiate assist. Freshman Tommy Bourque and sophomore Patrick Morrison also had one helper apiece.

Junior Matt Garber made nine saves behind a BU defense that caused nine of Utah's 21 turnovers. Sophomore Roy Meyer and graduate student Nicholas Ellerton each had two caused turnovers and two ground balls while Morrison collected five ground balls for the second straight game in addition to forcing one giveaway. Senior Sean Christman finished 14-of-24 at the faceoff X with nine ground balls. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• BU jumped out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals by Hilburn and Baugher.
• Utah evened the score with 2:25 to play in the opening quarter, but Bourque and Baugher connected on a nifty feed and finish to give the Terriers a 3-2 lead with just six seconds on the clock.
• Neither team got anything going on offense in the second quarter until Quadrino's first of the day gave BU a 4-2 lead.
• The Utes responded with two goals in a span of 1:01 to send the teams to the break tied at 4-4.
• Wilson and Ley traded goals to begin the third quarter, but then the Utes scored the next three goals to take an 8-5 lead early in the fourth frame.
• Quadrino's second of the day made it 8-6, but MJ McMahon pushed the lead back to three with 12:17 to play.
• Howard found Perfetto in transition to cut the deficit to 9-7 with 10:03 remaining.
• Utah won the next faceoff, but Ellerton immediately forced a turnover and DeGoler scooped up the ground ball before firing home his first collegiate goal at 9:48.
• Ley then connected with Baugher on an EMO to tie the game at 9-9.
• Ruben Santana scored in an unsettled situation to retake the lead with 2:49 to play.
• BU answered that with a nifty goal in transition. After junior Blake Phillips forced a turnover, Meyer picked up the ground ball and got it ahead to Morrison, who raced up the field before dishing the ball to Quadrino for the finish.
• The Terriers had an opportunity to win it on the last possession of regulation but were unable to capitalize.
• Utah won the opening faceoff of overtime, but the BU defense was tremendous and forced a shot clock violation.
• Zion Dechesere (13 saves) stopped Quadrino to get the ball back for Utah, but the Utes were offsides on the clear and BU regained possession, though the Terriers were unable to score before the horn sounded.
• In the second overtime, Utah again won the opening draw, and after a timeout, Wilson ended the game with his second goal of the day.

GAME NOTES

• Ley extended his goal scoring streak to 22 games.
• This was Perfetto's first career game without an assist, but he did extend his point streak to 13 games.
• Sophomore Charlie Heinz made his first career start at close defense and scooped up one ground ball.
• Hilburn had four ground balls and one caused turnover in addition to his goal.
• BU finished the day with 38 ground balls to just 32 for Utah.
• All 10 BU starters collected at least one ground ball.
• The Terriers were 22-of-24 in the clearing game, while their ride forced six failed clears by the Utes.
• BU was 1-of-2 on its EMOs and it held Utah to a 1-for-3 mark in man-up chances.

UP NEXT

• BU will begin a two-game road stretch on April 10 when the Terriers travel to Colgate for a Patriot League contest.
• Game time is set for 12 p.m.