ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 18 Saint Leo Lions suffered a 13-12 loss to the Maryville Saints, who received votes in the latest United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national poll. Maryville clinched the nationally-ranked win slinging the game-winner with seven seconds left in regulation.
 
The Saint Leo Lions overcome a slow start to tie the game at 12 in the fourth quarter after Maryville took a 5-2 lead after the first quarter. Philip Buque spearheaded the comeback efforts with seven goals taking nine shots. CJ Stowell helped with a pair of goals. Charlie Kurtenbach filled out the stat sheet with a goal and an assist, four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
 
In goal, Thomas Tatarian earned a double-digit day in goal with 10 stops. Maryville out-shot Saint Leo 52-32 but the Lions placed 25 shots on goal while the Saints only placed 23 on frame.
 
Stat Highlights

• Philip Buque scored seven goals off nine shots.
• Maryville out-shot Saint Leo 52-32 but the Lions placed 25 shots on goal edging the hosts 23 shots on frame.
• Saint Leo cleared 13-of-20 attempts while Maryville's defense went 14-for-16 on the day.
• Saint Leo won the faceoff battle 15-12.
• Saint Leo picked up 36 ground balls over Maryville's 27.

Beyond the Boxscore

• Philip Buque and Charlie Kurtenbach have scored in every game so far this season.
• Kurtenbach leads the Lions offense with 33 points (21g, 12a) closely followed by Buque with 32 points (23g, 9a).

Up Next 
Saint Leo continues play on the road. The Lions return to action on Saturday, March 16 at 1 p.m. traveling to Lindenwood.
 
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