Michigan
1-2
Penn
1-0
Ferocious Comeback Falls Short at Penn
2/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Feb. 20, 2016
» Michigan trailed 10-4 heading into the fourth but outscored the Quakers 6-2 in the final quarter.
» King and Kyle Jackson combined for eight of U-M's 13 points on offense, while Brad Lott went 14-of-25 at the dot with seven groundballs.
• Boxscore 
Site: Philadelphia, Pa. (Franklin Field)
Score: Penn 12, Michigan 10
Records: U-M (1-2), Penn (1-0)
Next U-M Game: Wednesday, Feb. 24 -- at Detroit (Ultimate Soccer Arena, Pontiac, Mich.), 7 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The University of Michigan men's lacrosse team, despite a ferocious fourth quarter comeback that featured four straight goals in the fourth quarter, fell, 12-10, to the Penn Quakers Saturday (Feb. 20) at Franklin Field. Junior Ian King led U-M with five points (3G, 2A), while senior Kyle Jackson also had a hat trick.
The Wolverines outshot the Quakers, 9-6, in the first quarter but trailed 2-1 with the marker coming from King at 11:59 on a roll from X. Down 4-1 midway through the second stanza, King added his second of the game at 11:50, beating Penn goalie Reed Junkin offside high. King then fed linemate Jackson, who finished with a beautiful behind-the-back shot to bring it to 4-3.
Jackson added his second of the day at 3:29 on a pure hustle play. Following a ground ball pickup, the Canadian dodged, beat his man and finished short side on a lefty overhand rip to tie the game at 4-4.
Heading into the half even, the Quakers rattled off six unanswered goals to start the second half, building a 9-4 lead. In the early portion of the fourth, Jackson put an end to the run with his third goal of the day 19 seconds into the fourth. The Jackson goal also gave U-M a lifeline, as it drew a two minute non-releasable penalty on an illegal hit to the head, but U-M was unable to capitalize, instead allowing its second man-down goal of the contest to 11-5.
King tacked on his fourth point of the day at the 14:06 portion, feeding freshman Brent Noseworthy in close for his first collegiate goal. After the two teams traded goals, momentum swung U-M's way for the time being, as junior close defender Stefan Bergman fed senior attackman Peter Kraus, who finished on a half-field run to bring it to 12-8.
Kraus made it back-to-back goals with another at 2:45, while King chipped in his third of the day at 1:29 to add to the 4-0 run, before time ran out on the U-M comeback attempt.
Great day for a @umichlacrosse win today! Let's #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/UbgqRb7fyi
-- Ted Moon (@dolphinslaxer) February 20, 2016
The Wolverines continue their road swing with a matchup vs. in-state opponent Detroit on Wednesday (Feb. 24) at 7 p.m. from Ultimate Soccer Arena in Pontiac, Michigan.
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