LISLE, Ill. - The Calvin University men's lacrosse team scored twice late to overcome a fourth quarter deficit and defeat Benedictine (Ill.) 10-9 on Saturday.

Robert Miner (Littleton, Colo./Columbine) scored the first goal off an assist from Thomas Smith (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich./Grosse Pointe South) just 69 seconds into the game to put Calvin (5-4) ahead early, but the teams traded goals back and forth until Benedictine (0-7) finished the opening quarter with a 4-3 lead.

The Knights started to take control in the second quarter with four unanswered goals (including three in man-up situations) to take a 7-4 lead, but the Eagles closed the gap with a goal late in the second period to cut the Calvin lead to 7-5 at the half.

Calvin finished the first half 4-4 in man-up situations, with Christian Coler (Ionia, N.Y./Honeyoye Falls-Lima) scoring two of those four goals. 

The Eagles played well to start the second half, cutting their deficit to 8-7 after three quarters, and then adding two more goals early in the fourth quarter to take a 9-8 lead with 9:42 to play. 

Miner came up with the equalizer for the Knights with 4:51 remaining to tie the game 9-9, and Chase Sparling (Novi, Mich./Novi) scored the go-ahead tally with 1:43 to play. 

After the goal, Benedictine pressured the Knights as it attempted to force overtime, but Calvin was able to kill off a 60 second penalty, and goalie Corgan Schaumburg (Rockton, Ill./Hononegah) stopped two shots in the final minute to help secure the win.

Miner finished the day with four goals on eight shots, while Josh Newhouse (Grand Junction, Colo./Palisade) and Coler each scored twice. Cole McKenney (Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills) led the Knights with three assists. Schaumburg finished with 14 saves on 23 Benedictine shots on goal. 

COACH'S COMMENT: "Benedictine played a great game today and we were fortunate to come out on top of that game," Calvin head men's lacrosse coach Dave Hoger said. "We showed resiliency and fight at the end of the game and made the plays we needed to. Today was a great learning experience for us. We're excited to get back to work Monday and prep for Elmhurst."

NEXT UP: Calvin men's lacrosse will return to action on Wednesday, March 29, when it travels to Elmhurst for a game scheduled to start at 7:30 PM (CST).