The 10th-ranked St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse team shut out No. 14 RPI in the second half to come from behind and top the Engineers 11-7 in Liberty League action on Saturday afternoon in Troy, N.Y.

With the win, the Saints improved to 12-2 overall and 5-1 in conference play, while RPI fell to 9-4 and 3-3, respectively.

Senior Jack Hennessey led the charge with four goals, two ground balls and one caused turnover, while Ben Murtagh scored three goals and assisted on another. Josh Huiatt finished with two goals, while Judge Murphy finished with a goal and two assists and Mark Mahoney added one of each. Guthrie Little picked up four ground balls and caused two turnovers, while Tripp Clark and Padraic Condon finished with five ground balls each.

The Engineers got off to an early 3-0 start, with goals from Angelo Venuto, Ryan Raftery and Tyler Nalls all before the 12-minute mark of the first quarter.

Hennessey tallied the first goal of the game for the Saints, firing a shot from the 45-yard line to bring the game within two, before the end of the first quarter.

Murphy scored his 30th goal of the season and Murtagh added his 17th to tie the game up 3-3 at 12:46 of the second quarter. Trey Froehlich scored back-to-back and the Engineers went on a 4-to-1 run to build a 7-4 lead by halftime.

The Saints came out of halftime swinging and completely shut down the RPI offense in the second half.

Murtagh tallied back-to-back goals to start the run and Huiatt scored on the man-up to tie the game 7-7. Mahoney scored his 24th of the season and Hennessey scored three straight to cap the seven goal run and seal the win.

"I am really proud of this team," said head coach Mike Mahoney. "Our backs were against the wall a bit at halftime, but there was no panic and they responded in a big way. It's a credit to the leadership and composure of that group."

Raftery and Froehlich each scored two goals for RPI, while Nolan Farina caused three turnovers and Venuto went 12-for-18 from the faceoff circle and picked up a team-best 13 ground balls.

William Helm made 15 stops for the win in goal, while Joseph Perry made 14 saves for RPI.

Both teams registered 42 shots, while the Saints held a slight 25-22 edge in shots on goal. RPI picked up 35 ground balls to the Saints' 33. RPI held the edge in the faceoff circle (13-8), while both teams capitalized on one man-up opportunity.

St. Lawrence will host RIT on senior day, Saturday, April 30 at 11:45 a.m.