CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's lacrosse team fell to DeSales, 20-15, in its regular season finale on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Knights finish the regular season slate with a 6-2 record in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom), earning them the No. 3 seed in the upcoming MAC Freedom Tournament.
 
Billy Burton found the back of the net five times in the game and added an assist for six points. Brian Albertsen scored four times for the Knights.
 
Joseph Tesler made his first career start in goal for Arcadia and made 17 saves.
 
DESALES 20, ARCADIA 15
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Knights jumped out to a 3-1 lead, but DeSales answered with a 4-0 run to take a 5-3 lead after one quarter of play.
• Arcadia tied the game on three separate occasions in the quarter and battled back in the frame to take a 10-9 lead after 30 minutes of action.
• DeSales took the lead in the third quarter as it outscored the Knights, 6-3 in the frame.
• The Knights cut the DeSales lead to one, but the Bulldogs scored the last four goals of the game to seal the win.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Goals: Burton (5), Albertsen (4)
Assists: Kyle McLaughlin/Dylan Garber (2)
Points: Burton (6), McLaughlin/Garber/Albertsen (4)
Shots: Burton (9), Albertsen (5), Landan Hajek (3)
Ground Balls: A.J. Dominguez (8), Brett Sciascia (7)
Caused Turnovers: Cameron Mang (4), Alex Adamczyk (2)
 
UP NEXT
The Knights travel to take on second-seeded DeSales on Wednesday, May 3 in the MAC Freedom Semifinals. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.