SAINT LEO, Fla. – It took three overtime periods to determine the outcome of Saturday's Sunshine State Conference men's lacrosse battle between 15th-ranked Embry-Riddle and 13th-ranked Saint Leo. Tim Keefe was the hero in Saturday's game, scoring the tying goal in regulation, as well as the game-winner in sudden-victory overtime to give lead the Eagles to an 11-10 win.
 
Keefe led all players with four goals and Carter Groezinger had a season-high 18 saves as the Eagles notched their third win against a ranked opponent this season.
 
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 8-4, 4-1 SSC
Saint Leo: 8-4, 2-2 SSC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
• The first 15 minutes featured a flurry of scoring activity as the teams combined for seven goals.
• Saint Leo scored the first goal of the game and the teams traded goals for the remainder of the period which ended with the Lions ahead 4-3.
 
Second Quarter
• Goals were at a premium in the second with each team managing just one goal.
• The Lions outshot the Eagles 9-7, but Groezinger came up with nine saves to keep Saint Leo at bay.
• The first goal of the quarter came from Leo Mileto who slotted home a pass from Pete Abbes to tie the score at the 4:07 mark.
• Saint Leo reclaimed the one-goal edged with 15 seconds left to lead 6-5 at the half.
 
Third Quarter
• Keefe opened the third stanza with an unassisted goal.
• The Lions scored the next two goals to gain a two-goal cushion.
• With 2:53 left, Lucas Anthony made it a one-goal game again.
 
Fourth Quarter
• The fourth quarter mirrored the first with seven goals scored, but this time it was Embry-Riddle who had the 4-3 advantage.
• After Saint Leo scored to open the period, Abbes and Keefe combined for the Eagles' seventh goal of the game.
• The teams traded goals over the next eight minutes.
• With 2:17 left in regulation and the Eagles trailing by two, Groezinger came up with a big save on a shot from point blank range, and after a successful clear, Christian Hofer found Anthony who pulled the Eagles within one (10-9) with 1:36 remaining.
• Saint Leo won the next faceoff, but Bobby Cyr's caused turnover returned the ball to the Eagles who called a timeout.
• Coming out of the timeout the Eagles got the ball to Keefe and with 1:15 on the clock, he beat Drew Wheeler low to tie the score at 10-10 and send the game into overtime.
 
Overtime
• The Eagles and the Lions were evenly matched in each of the first two overtime periods with two shots apiece in each frame.
• After losing the faceoff in each of the first two sessions in extra time, Elek Zubor won the faceoff in overtime No. 3.
• Less than a minute later, Keefe drove to the goal and eluded his defender before beating Wheeler again to give the Eagles the win.
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles face their toughest test of the season Saturday when they travel to Tampa to take on the top-ranked Spartans at 3 p.m.