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BOSTON -- Junior midfielder Sam Klingsporn (Aloha, Ore.) scored four goals as the UMass Lowell Men's Lacrosse team fell at Boston University, 8-5, in the season opener on Friday afternoon at Nickerson Field.

The River Hawks came out storming with goals by sophomore midfielder Keenan Koswin (Winnipeg, Man.) and Klingsporn to take a 2-0 lead at the end of the first quarter with goals at 3:58 and 1:13. Klingsporn then added a goal at 12:45 of the second and with eight seconds left in the half. UMass Lowell held a 4-1 lead at haltime and owned a 17-6 shot advantage as the headed to the locker room.

Klingsporn scored to opening the scoring at 13:50 of the third quarter and then the Terriers never looked back scoring seven unanswered goals in the second half with three goals from James Burr and two goals Jack Wilson, along with tallies from Sam Tenney and Greg Farris. Burr finished the day with four goals in the win for the Terriers.

Freshman goalkeeper Grant Lardieri (Ada, Mich.) made eight saves in his first career start for the River Hawks, while BU's Christian Carson-Banister totaled seven stops. The Terriers finished the game with a 28-25 shot advantage, including a 22-8 advantage in the second half.

The River Hawks return to action on Saturday, February 20th against Yale University. Game time from Cushing Field Complex is 1 p.m.