Belmont Abbey freshman Connor Sellars scored five goals and assisted on another but the Crusaders men's lacrosse team suffered a 12-10 loss at the third-ranked Limestone Saints this afternoon. Limestone improves to 11-1 overall and 5-0 in Conference Carolinas, while the Abbey slips to 7-5 overall and 1-3 in league play.

Sellars tied for the game-high with five goals on 11 shots. He also recorded a ground ball and a caused turnover. Daniel Marshall added two goals, while Tanner Scharr, Dan Morrissey and Joey McGinley all netted one. Morrissey and Scharr posted two assists, while McGinley, Sellars and Scotty Steele all had one.

The first quarter was nearly scoreless before Sellars broke the stalemate with 4:39 left in the period to move the Crusaders ahead, but Limestone gained the equalizer on a Vinny Ricci strike with 1:41 to play sent the two teams into the second quarter deadlocked at one.

After a defensive minded first quarter, the two offenses came alive in the second as a total of seven goals were scored, four by the Saints, but the Crusaders scored the final two-coming from Marshall and Sellars-to trim the Saints lead to 5-4 at the break.

Limestone opened the third by scoring the first three goals to extend its margin to 8-4, but Sellars and Marshall netted consecutive markers to inch the Crusaders closer at 8-6 heading into the last period.

The Saints began the fourth just like they did the third, scoring the first three goals consecutively, but the Abbey fired back, closing the game by netting the last four goals of the period, but the last goal of the game came from Sellars at the buzzer.