Junior Mike Donnelly scored four goals to lead the 18th-ranked St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse team to an 11-10 win over Route-11 rival Clarkson in Liberty League action under the lights at North Country Field on Wednesday night.

Zachary Prime, a USILA Team of the Week selection, once again dominated at the faceoff dot for the Saints, going 15-for-24. Prime also scored one goal and grabbed a career-high 12 ground balls. Jack Hennessey notched a goal and two assists, while Conor Caffrey and David Jennings each recorded one goal and one assist. Harrison Koch, Patrick Abad and Garret Glasgow also scored for the Saints, with Abad's goal marking the first of his career for the Scarlet and Brown. Owen Manley caused three turnovers and grabbed two ground balls, while Brian Gannon recorded two ground balls and two caused turnovers.

Clarkson struck first and built a quick 2-1 lead over the Saints with 6:58 to play in the first quarter. Glasgow recorded his third goal of the season to force a 2-2 tie after 15 minutes of play.

Prime scored off the opening faceoff and Donnelly added his 28th of the year, putting the Saints up 4-2, but the Golden Knights rattled off three goals and Zachary Ettinghausen found Caffrey for a third for the Saints, leading to a 5-5 tie at halftime.

The Scarlet and Brown outscored the Golden Knights 5-1 in third, including a man-up goal from Harrison Koch and a man-down goal from Donnelly, to take a 10-6 lead heading into the final frame.

Jennings put the Saints up 11-6 with an unassisted tally, but Clarkson forged ahead, scoring four unanswered goals to bring the game within one. Saints' goalkeeper Alex Terry shut down Marcus Lavarnway with 13 seconds to play and the Golden Knight's nearly scored on a last second opportunity, but the Saints held on to record their eighth consecutive victory over Clarkson.



Billy Bergan led the Golden Knights with three goals, while Conor Bartlett and Pierce Currie each scored twice. Evan Burgett tallied a goal and an assist, while Bryan Penney and Max Hoffer also scored for Clarkson. Liam St. Croix picked up a team-best five ground balls, while five different members of the Golden Knights' squad each caused one turnover.

Terry, who tops the Division III rankings in goals against average, made nine saves for the Saints, while Kevin Dyckman made six saves for the Golden Knights.

St. Lawrence outshot Clarkson 37-27, but the Golden Knights managed a 19-17 advantage in shots on goal. The Saints held a 26-22 advantage in ground balls, while the Golden Knights went 2-for-6 on man-up opportunities and the Saints went 1-for-2.

St. Lawrence improved to 10-1 on the season and 3-1 in conference play, while Clarkson fell to 7-5 and 2-3.

The Saints will host 17th-ranked Union on Saturday, April 13 at 2:30 p.m. for senior day.