MANCHESTER, N.H. – In a matchup of two teams fighting for a playoff spot, Saint Anselm came away with a 14-8 victory over the Bentley men's lacrosse team on Tuesday night.

After they trailed 7-3 at halftime, Bentley opened the 2^nd half with a goal from senior Matt Brigham (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey). Saint Anselm responded with two goals in a row, before sophomore Matt Sanford (Stratham, N.H./Bow) scored with 1:03 left in the quarter to cut the deficit back to four goals at 9-5 headed into the 4^th quarter.

Saint Anselm though opened the final quarter with a 3-0 run over the opening seven-plus minutes to open up a 12-5 lead. Though Bentley would score two goals in a row, from junior John Wheeler (Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough) and freshman George Cardillo (Andover, Mass./Andover), which got them to within 12-7 with just over five minutes remaining, they would not get any closer.

Bentley received goals in the first half from Sam Hurley (Medfield, Mass./Medfield) in the 1st quarter and Alex Astarita (Bedford, N.H./Bishop Guertin) and Wheeler in the 2nd quarter.

Bentley dropped to 6-6 overall on the season and 5-5 Northeast-10. They'll close the regular season on Friday night at home against Le Moyne on Senior Night.