Kieran McGovern scored 55 seconds into overtime to lift the 17th-ranked Union Dutchmen to a 12-11 win over the No. 18 St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse team in Liberty League action on Saturday at North Country Field.

Senior Conor Caffrey scored three goals and added two assists to lead the Saints with five points and surpass 100 career point mark for the Scarlet and Brown. Junior Mike Donnelly also scored three goals and picked up two ground balls, while Jack Hennessey scored two goals and assisted on two others. Ben Murtagh, Harrison Koch and Guthrie Little each scored once for the Saints. Owen Manley and Tyler Burns each caused three turnovers, while Saints' goalkeeper Alex Terry and Zachary Prime each grabbed five ground balls.

Union opened scoring with a man-up goal from Keaton McCann, but was matched with a goal from junior Mike Donnelly to tie the game 1-1 after the first 15 minutes of play.

The Dutchmen scored three unanswered goals to build a 4-1 lead with 7:28 remaining in the second. Mark Mahoney fed Jack Hennessey to close the gap to two, but the Dutchmen struck twice more to take a 6-2 lead. Caffrey notched back-to-back goals, closing the gap back to two before halftime.

The Saints fired off four straight goals after the break to take a 8-6, but three unanswered tallies from the Dutchmen put Union back up 9-8. Hennessey fed Donnelly to give the Saints an 11-10 edge with 3:56 to play, but Keaton McCann knotted the game at 11 with 2:30 to play. McGovern ended the game at 3:05 of overtime.

Hayden Frey led the Dutchmen with three goals and an assist, while McCann and McGovern each scored three goals. Michael Sands tallied two goals, while Kerry Lyne added one. Alex Newhouse went 13-for-20 at the faceoff dot and grabbed a team-high seven ground balls, while three different members of the Union squad each caused one turnover.

Terry made eight saves for the Saints, while Jack Santilli finished with 11 saves for Union.



Union outshot the Saints 40-36, but the Saints edged the Dutchmen 22-20 in shots on goal. Union converted on 2-for-5 man-up opportunities, while the Saints went 2-for-4.

St. Lawrence fell to 10-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play, while Union improved to 10-1 and 4-0.

After today's game, the Saints honored the class of 2019 – Nick Brindisi, Zach Ettinghausen, Owen Manley, Conor Caffrey, Jordan Eichholz, Alec Georgiadis and David Jennings.

The Saints will make a short trip to SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m.