PHILADELPHIA – The HFU men's lacrosse team nearly erased a 2-9 halftime deficit, as it had a shot saved in the final seconds of a 12-13 loss at District of Columbia on Friday evening. 
 
A run of four straight goals by Adam Camille (Providence, R.I./La Salle Academy) and James Bienia (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach) in just 3:16 made it 11-12 with 3:52 to play. 
 
The Firebirds momentarily re-establish a two-goal cushion with 33 seconds on the clock, but it took the Tigers just five seconds to respond as Camille set up Julian Definis (Glendora, N.J./Triton Regional). 
 
Trey Rorer (Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast (Immaculata)) won the final faceoff, leading to one final attempt, but Camille was denied just seven seconds before the final buzzer.   
 
Individual Highlights

• Camille led all players with eight points and five and added a team-high three assists, all of which were a new season-bests
• Bienia also netted a hat trick, his third of the season
• Rorer won 15-of-20 faceoffs and added a team-high nine ground balls, both of which were season-bests
• Braden Kaukeano (Bellmawr, N.J./Triton Regional) paced Holy Family with a season-high four caused turnovers, while matching Camille with five ground balls
• Maxx Covely (Somerdale, N.J./Highland) was second on the Tigers with a season-best seven ground balls, while Ethan Oase (Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids) was second with a season-best two caused turnovers
• Bryce Thomas (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter Strasburg) made 12 saves

 
Inside the Box Score

• Holy Family's 12 goals tied new season-high, while the Tigers' 19 faceoffs were a new season-best
• HFU converted 21-of-25 clear attempts compared to UDC's 15-of-22, but the Firebirds held a slight edge in shots, 37-42, and ground balls, 44-52

 
How It Happened

• Jhay Dameus (Willingboro, N.J./Holy Cross Preparatory Academy) set up Aaron Gansky (Blackwood, N.J./Highland Regional) to open the scoring less than two minutes in, but UDC tallied nine of the half's final 10 goals
• The comeback began with the first three scores of a 5-1 third quarter, the first of which was netted by Camille just four seconds into the period
• Brent McColligan (Bellmawr, N.J./Triton Regional) made it 7-10, with an assist from Timmy Tran (Philadelphia, Pa./Harry S. Truman), entering the fourth quarter, but the Firebirds tallied the first two goals of the fourth
• Camille began the fourth quarter surge with an unassisted score at the 7:08 mark

 
Up Next
Holy Family plays its first-ever Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) game next Saturday, when it travels to Caldwell for an 11 a.m. start.