RADNOR, Pa. – The Cabrini men's lacrosse season came to an end tonight at Edith Robb Dixon Field, as the Cavaliers suffered an 8-7 loss to No. 13 Ursinus in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.  The Blue and White close 2015 with a 13-6 overall record.

Tonight's loss also closes the illustrious careers of Cabrini's 13 seniors, among the most successful classes in program history: Anthony DiNenno, Anthony DiSanzo, Jake Donohoe, Anthony Greco, Zach Johnson, Tyler Johnston, Mike Leyden, Kevin MacQuilliam, Frank Magazu, Enrique Montoya, Patrick Nolan, Damian Sobieski and Eric Streicher.

As a group, they led the Cavaliers to 62 victories, including a perfect 26-0 in Colonial States Athletic Conference play and four NCAA Tournament wins.  In their four years, the Blue and White claimed four CSAC championships and appeared in three Sweet 16's and an Elite Eight.  

Junior Ethan Heisman led the Blue and White with three points on two goals and an assist, while Sobieski closed his career with two goals.  Leyden and junior Kyle Bush added a goal and an assist each.

Leyden's two points gave him 201 for his career, making him the ninth Cavalier in program history to reach the 200 point plateau.

Johnston recorded two assists, while Magazu added one.

Freshman Joey Hoey scooped a game high five ground balls and joined Nolan with three caused turnovers each.  Freshman goaltender Tyler Morrell posted eight saves in the loss.

The Cavaliers opened the scoring just under two minutes into the action, as Leyden found Heisman.  The Bears responded with two goals late in the period, closing the first quarter with a 2-1 lead.

Heisman evened the score at 9:04 of the second quarter, as he converted a Magazu pass.  Less than one minute later, Heisman found freshman James Magnani for a man-up goal to regain the lead.  A late Ursinus goal evened the score as the game moved to the second half.

The Bears took control of the game's momentum early in the third quarter, tallying four goals in 4:06 to build a commanding 7-3 lead.  The Blue and White regained its composure and began to chip away at the deficit.

Sobieski netted an unassisted goal at 7:42, before Johnston sparked the next two goals.  The senior found Bush with 6:29 left in the period and Leyden at the 3:35 mark to pull the Cavaliers to within 7-6 with 15 minutes to play.  

The Bears extended its cushion to 8-6 early in the final period before Bush found Sobieski for a man-up goal with 4:19 to play. 

Cabrini had several chances to even the score in the final minutes, but a turnover thwarted a man-up opportunity. The Blue and White created one final scoring chance with 46 seconds to play but an Ursinus save closed the door.

Freshman Gerard Brown led Ursinus (14-3) with a goal and three assists, while senior Mark Stratton paired two goals and a helper.  Junior goaltender Brian Neff recorded 12 saves in the win.

With the victory, Ursinus advances to Saturday's second round, where it will visit No. 2 Gettysburg for the third time in less than one month.