Garden City, N.Y. - Saint Anselm had a shot to even the score in the final minute of regulation, but timely defense from no. 4 Adelphi men's lacrosse all but secured an 8-7 victory on Saturday afternoon. 

The teams traded goals in the opening quarter to be at a 2-2 stalemate after the first frame. Brian Harinski's goal at 2:04 turned into a six-goal stretch for the home team into the halftime break that saw the Panthers up 7-2. 

It was a scoreless third for Adelphi as Saint Anselm cut the deficit to four with a final 15 minutes to play. The Hawks outshot the hosts 9-3 in the third quarter as netminder Dylan Renner picked up seven saves, allowing just one goal. 

Despite not winning a single faceoff until the fourth, the home team still held onto a four-goal lead at the top of the quarter. Saint A's peppered Renner with shots, as he collected a game-high nine in the frame, aiding his final number of 21. 

The Hawks scored their fourth goal of the game at 7:39 and added another in the next minute to come within two of Adelphi. Braden Donnellan's tally at 5:14 kept the visitors at bay, but following a rebounded shot, Will Andrews landed his shot on goal and behind Renner. After a turnover following Adelphi's lone faceoff win, the Hawk's third attempt at the goal finally landed to make it 7-8 with 1:05 to play. 

Saint Anselm called a timeout to draw up what would have been it's equalizing goal play, however Aidan Fitzgerald stripped the ball from a Hawks player to cause some chaos as time continued to wind down. A last ditch effort ended up in Renner's stick as the clock struck zero. 

Adelphi wraps up the regular season on Tuesday, April 23 when they travel to Southern New Hampshire. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.