CAZENOVIA, N.Y. (March 25, 2018) – Despite Malik Talbert's third hat trick of the season and a season-high 20 saves from goalie Eric Morse, SUNY Delhi men's lacrosse suffered a 10-4 defeat at Cazenovia on Saturday for their second straight loss. The Broncos stand at 2-5 on the year.

Talbert's first goal of the day got Delhi on the board after the Wildcats scored twice to begin the contest. Talbert struck with 6:36 to play in the first quarter, assisted by Brendan Scheeler, to make the score 2-1. Cazenovia answered with two more scores before quarter's end, but strong defense and four saves by Morse in the second quarter permitted a scoreless period to keep the score at 4-1 heading into halftime. Caz opened the second half with three straight to make the score 7-1 before Talbert again teamed up with Scheeler for his second score to cut the lead to five at 7-2 with 2:12 left in the third. The Wildcats and Broncos exchanged goals to end the period, including Scheeler getting his first goal and third point on the day, assisted by John Rohan III, with 1:21 left to cut the Wildcats' lead to 8-3. In the fourth, Caz again scored to begin the period with two straight goals to close out its scoring. Talbert finished off the hat trick unassisted before game's end, bringing his team-best season scoring total to 18 points on 12 goals and six assists.

The Broncos were outshot, 40-23, and won four face-offs to the Wildcats' 13. Delhi forced Caz into 11 turnovers and converted on 6-of-7 clear attempts, while the Wildcats cleared 8-of-8 attempts. The Broncos grabbed 15 ground balls to the Wildcats' 23.

Coach Sam Miller's team's next challenge will be at SUNY Poly on Saturday, Mar. 31 at 1:00 p.m.