"They saw me as a threat and decided to lock me off, which gave them some success."

McKee scored both his goals in the first half, the second of which tied the game at four in the second quarter. But St. Lawrence didn't take the lead, and when Hayes retaliated with three unanswered goals by himself, the Saints didn't threaten again.

"They executed a little bit better today," Mahoney said. "We got in that hole and it's tough to dig out of that hole against a quality team when you get to this point of the year."

Western New England snapped St. Lawrence's 11-game win streak and a 7-0 home record this season. The Saints fall to 11-3 overall while the Golden Bears improve to 15-4 and will play No. 7 Ithaca College on Wednesday.

"It's going to be awesome," Klepacki said of playing Ithaca. "I think we fought hard to play another day."

■ SUNY Cortland scored the final three goals of the game to escape with a 12-9 win over Springfield College in a second-round matchup in Cortland.

Massena's Neal Hopps rotated into the Red Dragons' midfield against Springfield, but didn't register a shot.

BASEBALL

ST. LAWRENCE 9, ROCHESTER 8 (11)

Christian Spicer smacked a two-out double in the top of 11th inning to score Ryan Duff from second base and give the Saints the lead and eventual win in game six of the Liberty League double elimination baseball tournament in Rochester.

The Saints will face Rensselaer in the championship at 11 a.m. today. St. Lawrence needs to defeat RPI twice to capture the title.

Matt Carrigg went 1-for-5 with two RBIs for the Saints (21-17 overall). Duff finished 4-for-6 with an RBI for St. Lawrence. Jeff Greceffo earned the win.

Dan Brien paced the Yellowjackets with four hits and three RBIs.

ST. LAWRENCE 4, CLARKSON 1

Steve Bodnar struck out 10 batters in a complete-game win over the Golden Knights in game five of the Liberty League double elimination tournament in Rochester.

Andrew Ford collected three hits and one RBI for the Saints while Ryan Duff added one hit and one RBI.

Matt Holiday tripled and drove in one run for Clarkson (17-20).