EASTON — The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team defeated against rival Lafayette College 14-12 in a back-and-forth match Friday evening at Fisher Stadium. The result concluded Lehigh’s (7-7, 4-4 Patriot) regular season during Lafayette’s (5-9, 1-7 Patriot) senior day celebration.
Following an 8-5 deficit at halftime, the Mountain Hawks came back in the second half to rally five goals in a row and captured the win.
Lehigh coach Will Scudder said the team let the game get away in the second quarter, but they regrouped at halftime to come back.
“I think inside the box we played better than the score shows,” Scudder said. “It was a game of runs.”
First-year attacker Finn Morgan led Lehigh with four goals, while senior attacker Andrew Kelly followed with three. Junior goalie Kasey Heath made 19 saves at the net.
For the Leopards, first-year attacker Charlie Foley scored two goals alongside first-year midfielder Cooper Pasko and sophomore attacker Joshua Heaney.
Foley scored the opening goal for Lafayette, finding the back of the net in the second minute of the match.
Lehigh responded with a dominant first quarter, scoring four goals in a row with junior midfielder Bo Horvath starting the momentum for the Mountain Hawks.
Junior midfielder Peter Theodoropoulos went down with an injury midway through the first quarter, and stayed out for the remainder of the game.
To close first-half play, Heath came up big with two saves in the last 30 seconds.
“(Heath) came up big for us,” Scudder said. “He’s been doing a great job in goal all year and he’ll continue to come up big.”
By the end of the first half, Lafayette led 8-5. The Leopards attempted 28 shots on goal while Lehigh had half the attempts at 14.
The Mountain Hawks went on a shooting streak in the third quarter, scoring five goals in a row in just over five minutes to take the lead 10-9.
Foley attempted a last-second shot into the net for Lafayette, but it was wiped off the board after a challenge heading into the final 15 minutes.
Both teams exchanged goals as they both fought for the lead. Foley swept in a transition goal less than a minute into the fourth quarter to tie the game.
Senior attacker Andrew Kelly said it was a game of runs, but the Mountain Hawks were able to stay the course to get the win.
“(Theodoropoulos) gave a message to the team about how much adversity we’ve overcome this year,” Kelly said. “I think that really flipped the script for us.”
The game stayed within one goal for eight minutes until Morgan scored another, giving Lehigh a 13-11 lead.
“We’re starting to play pretty cohesive lacrosse,” Scudder said. “And I just want to continue that into the postseason.”
Lafayette junior midfielder Nick Faccone found the back of the net to narrow the lead, but sophomore midfielder Peter Debusschere responded with his second goal of the night to secure the win for Lehigh.
“All we care about is winning the Patriot League,” Morgan said. “We just have to put the pieces together.”
The 2026 Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Championships will begin the first round on Tuesday, where No. 6 Lehigh will play No. 3 Boston University.
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