DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The Wilkes University men's lacrosse team suffered an 11-6 defeat at Delaware Valley on Saturday afternoon in Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom action.

The Colonels are now 3-7 overall and 0-2 in MAC Freedom play.

Delaware Valley started the game scoring five consecutive goals.

Wilkes ended the run with two goals, one by sophomore John Wink (Glenside, Pa./Abington) man-up with 9:37 remaining in the second quarter and again by Wink unassisted with 4:46 until halftime to cut the deficit to 5-2.

The Aggies pushed their lead to 6-2 with an unassisted goal at 4:17 before junior Nicholas Ruggiero (Califon, NJ/Voorhees) scored with an assist from sophomore Matthew Bush (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) with 3:55 left in the second quarter.

Delaware Valley finished the second and third quarters on a 4-0 run to push its lead to 10-3.

The Colonels fought back with three goals in the final quarter. Sophomore JT Weitzel (Hampstead, MD/North Carroll) scored with an assist from junior Jeremy Kachel (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) at 14:45, Wink scored unassisted at 4:49 before freshman John Luna (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) registered an unassisted tally with 1:51 left in the game.

Freshman Carter Whittemore (Rochester, NY/West Irondequoit) made ten saves over the first 45 mintues while freshman Cody Geidel (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) registed five saves over the final 15.

Wink led Wilkes with three points on three goals. Kachel, Weitzel, Luna, Bush, and Ruggiero each registered one point.

The Colonels return to the field on Wednesday when they host Misericordia for a 4:00 p.m. MAC Freedom game.