HOLLAND, Mich. – The Calvin men's lacrosse team put a late scare into the defending MIAA champion Flying Dutchmen of Hope before falling 11-9 in an action-packed rivalry matchup at Van Andel Stadium.

The Hope victory snapped Calvin's four-game win streak. The two-goal margin was the closest in the history of the rivalry in men's lacrosse.

The two rivals matched up on even terms through the first quarter with the game tied 2-2 after 15 minutes of play. Junior Joshua Moyer (Allentown, Pa. Allentown Central Catholic) gave Calvin a 1-0 lead off a feed from junior Christian Coler (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Grosse Pointe South) seven minutes into the contest. Hope came back with a pair of goals to take a 2-1 lead before Coler ripped home a shot with 1:57 left in the quarter to even the score at two.

Hope scored all four goals in the second quarter to build a 6-2 halftime lead and scored again in the opening moments of the third quarter to lead 7-2.

Junior Thomas Smith (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Grosse Pointe South) got one back for the Knights, ripping home a shot from the top on a man-up situation to make it 7-3 with sophomore David Blackmon (Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton North) drawing an assist on the play.

Hope scored a man-up goal of its own to take an 8-3 lead heading into the final quarter of play.

Coler lit a flame in the Calvin offense to open the fourth quarter, spinning on two separate occasions on a sensational one-man attack that concluded with a shot into the back of the net to make it 8-4 with still 13:51 left to play. Calvin won the ensuing faceoff and again Coler raced through the Hope defense on a one-man attack, finishing off the play with his third goal of the game to make it 8-5 and bring the visiting Calvin crowd to its feet.

Hope answered with three straight goals including two on man-up opportunities to lead 11-5. Calvin refused to throw in the towel.

Sophomore Braden Carpenter (Noblesville, Ind. Noblesville) scored from a tight angle to make it 11-6 and 19 seconds later Smith ripped home another bullet to make it 11-7 with just over six minutes left on the clock.

Hope was whistled for a pair of penalties down the stretch and Calvin made good on the opportunities. Blackmon scored via an assist from Carpenter with 3:17 remaining on the man advantage. With 25 seconds remaining, junior Jacob Bledsoe (Mission Viejo, Calif. J. Serra Catholic) scored a man-up goal on an assist from Coler.

Calvin was able to win the final faceoff but a turnover allowed Hope to possess the ball and close out the final seconds to hold on for the win.

Coler had a monster game with three goals, two assists and five ground balls. Coler picked up his second hat trick of the season on Tuesday night including the sixth of his collegiate career. Smith had a pair of goals to go with one ground ball. Senior Ethan Boelens (Grayslake, Il./Grayslake Central HS) was a big contributor on defense with five ground balls while causing four opponent turnovers. Sophomore Nate Hanson (Naperville, Il./Naperville North HS) won 11 faceoffs and picked up three ground balls. Junior August Bryan (Elburn, Il./Marmion Academy) was credited with five ground balls.

Senior goalie Corgan Schaumburg (Rockton, Ill. Hononegah) came up with a career-high17 saves to go with three ground balls.

COACHES COMMENT: "We knew we would have to play a half-field game but Hope did a great job and got us into a bit of a track meet in the first half," said Calvin head coach Dave Hoger. "I thought we adjusted well in the second half. We executed well on man-up (opportunities) and had some great toughness plays and goals. We're obviously disappointed to lose but excited with our improvement as a team. We're looking forward to getting back to work and playing Kalamazoo on Saturday and building for the rest of the season."

NEXT UP: Calvin will host Kalamazoo on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Zuidema Field.