ST. LOUIS | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's lacrosse team travelled to Maryville on Sunday, dropping a 9-7 road decision. UAH slips to 3-4 on the season, while the Saints improve to 5-1.
 
UAH was led offensively in the setback by a trio of players who each recorded two points from a goal and an assist in Brody Phillips, Bryce Ferraro, and Kyle Light, while each of Hunter Coleman, Jake LeVette, Brayden O'Neill, and Jake Schramm had a goal for UAH.
 
Ian Arnt and Conor Young both added an assist.
 
Coleman led the Chargers with eight ground balls on the afternoon, and each of Colin Galinski, Ferraro, and Schramm had a pair of caused turnovers.
 
Coleman was also impressive in face-offs, winning 18 of 20.
 
In goal for the Chargers, Zak Welsh registered 11 saves.
 
UAH is the first Maryville opponent this year to hold them to a single-digit goal total, limiting them to a goal total that is well below the 17 per game the team was averaging heading into Sunday's contest.
 
The hosts outshot the Chargers by a 46-31 margin, while ground balls were nearly even with the Saints picking up 30 compared to 29 for the visitors.
 
After the Saints opened the scoring, UAH quickly responded seven seconds later when Coleman scored at the 10:53 mark of the opening quarter, and after Schramm scored at the 7:53 mark, the Chargers would lead for much of the rest of the first quarter until Maryville tied it up at 2-2 in the final minute of the period.
 
That goal was the first of five straight for Maryville who led 5-2 at the half before adding their sixth goal at the 13:09 mark of the third, and though LeVette and Ferraro would string together a pair of UAH tallies, another goal for the hosts provided them with a 7-4 advantage going into the fourth.
 
Light pulled UAH within two before the Saints rattled off a pair of scores to go ahead 9-5, and though the Chargers would score twice in the final two minutes, the deficit proved too much to overcome for the Blue and White.
 
UAH will remain in the area, taking Monday off and then playing Lewis on Tuesday in a neutral-site affair. That game is slated for a 2 p.m. start.