PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A strong second half in the Ocean State wasn't enough for the Vermont men's lacrosse team to dig out of a first-half hole as Providence handed the Cats their second straight defeat, 12-10, Saturday afternoon.
 
Vermont falls to 2-5 on the season while Providence wins its second straight to move to 4-3.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Providence jumped out to a 5-1 lead after one quarter and extended that to 8-1 at the half after holding Vermont scoreless in the second quarter.
• The Friars got goals from seven different players in the first half.
• After the break, the Cats started strong in the third scoring the first five goals of the second half all in a span of three minutes to trim the Friar lead to 8-6.
• Thomas McConvey scored two of his career-high six goals during that stretch as did rookie Charlie Pope.
• After a PC goal made it 9-6 with eight minutes to go in the third, Michael McCormack scored his second of the day and McConvey added another to make it a one-goal game heading to the fourth.
• McConvey's sixth of the day pulled the Cats to within one once again with just 1:34 to go but PC won the ensuing faceoff and found and empty cage with 23 seconds to go to ice it.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• McConvey set a career-high for goals in a game for the second time in the last three games.
• Tommy Burke went 16-of-24 (.667) at the faceoff-X and scooped up six ground balls.
• Five different Friars scored two goals on the afternoon.
• Ryan Cornell made ten saves for the Cats.

WHO'S NEXT

The Cats wrap up this three-game road trip on Wednesday at UMass with a marquee New England matchup against the Minutemen. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m. in Amherst.