HOBOKEN, N.J. - Stevenson men's lacrosse juniors Ryan Coleman and Connor Nelson each netted three goals as the 20th-ranked Mustangs erased a first quarter deficit to down 18th-ranked Stevens, 13-8, in the season opener for both teams Saturday afternoon at DeBaun Athletic Complex. 

• The Ducks (0-1) got on the board first just 1:52 into the quarter as Mikey Whiteside scored on the hosts first shot on net.
• Stevens pushed its lead to two at the 9:57 mark after scoring on a turnover in the Mustangs (1-0) defensive zone.
• The hosts scored back-to-back goals, 58 seconds apart, to give the Ducks a 4-0 lead with 4:48 remaining.
• Senior Jacob Tatum got Stevenson on the board with 3:15 remaining, scoring unassisted.
• Stevens closed out the opening quarter with the second goal of the game by Ryan Caplis with two seconds remaining to take a 5-1 lead.

• The Mustangs outscored the Ducks, 6-0 in the second quarter to take a 7-5 halftime lead.
• Nelson and junior Josh Brannan scored back-to-back goals just 1:18 apart to get the visitors within two before Coleman scored at the 9:24 mark to get the deficit to just one.
• With 3:58 remaining, Nelson tied the game at 5-5 before Brannan netted his second of the game to give Stevenson the lead.
• Coleman added his second goal of the quarter with 1:55 to close out the second quarter scoring.

• Coleman continued the Mustangs scoring run, finding the back of the net just 1:05 into the second half.
• Stevens stopped its scoring drought, as Ryan Gebhardt scored back-to-back goals to get the hosts back within one.
• Senior John Harrington joined in on the scoring action midway through the quarter before Nelson added his third of the game.
• Sophomore Dillon Linhardt netted his first career goal, scoring man-up, with 1:23 reamining to give Stevenson an 11-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

• The Ducks got within three with 7:20 remaining but the Mustangs answered with a pair of goals to end the game.
• Junior Cam Leydig netted his first goal of the season before senior Jacob Doster scored the first of his career.

• Stevenson outshot Stevens, 45-32, and went 1-for-2 on man-up advantages.
• The Mustangs improve to 5-2 all-time versus the Ducks.
• Coleman finished with three goals and three assists while Nelson had three goals.
• With a goal, Tatum extended his point streak to 35 games, dating back to his sophomore season.
• Senior Marc Poust finished with nine saves over the final three quarters in net.

• Stevenson returns to action on Saturday, March 13 when the Mustangs host Arcadia in a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth contest beginning at 12:00 p.m.