Cleveland State University's lacrosse team came back from a first-half deficit Saturday, April 4, to defeat Wagner 10-9. 

The visiting Seahawks scored the first three goals of the game, leading 3-0 with 7:15 left in the first quarter. Ethan Erker got CSU on the board with 6:34 left on the clock, following a pass from Adam Van Voorhis. 

Wagner started the second quarter with a 4-1 advantage. Luke Ray then scored for The Vikings with an assist from Erker. Wagner responded, bringing the score to 5-2. 

A goal from the Vikings' Alec Blessing and a strike from Layton Spear closed the gap to 5-4, before Wagner scored twice. Van Voorhis scored for the Vikings. But Wagner responded just before the break, making the halftime score 8-5.

Cleveland State brought in Justin Dalum as goalie in the second half, setting up the Vikings' win after Wagner went scoreless in the third quarter thanks largely to Dalum's heroics in front of the net.

CSU's Logan Angel and Ray each scored in the third quarter, easing the Vikings deficit to 8-7 at the start of the fourth. 

Wagner widened the gap to 9-7, before Landon Whalen and Erker scored to tie the game at 9-9.

The Vikings' Van Voorhis scored the game-winning goal with an assist from Will Adair with 4:27 left on the clock. 

Game notes

Robbie Stewart was 8-of-19 in the faceoff with three ground balls. Seth Alejandro, Payton Corpus and Drew Graves finished with four ground balls. Graves had four caused turnovers. 

Van Voorhis finished with two points on goals and two on assists. Erker and Ray had two goals each. 

Next up, the Vikings head to Detroit Mercy on Saturday, April 11, for a 7 p.m. game.