TOWSON, Md. — The Ursinus men's lacrosse team battled throughout but was upended, 15-13, by Randolph-Macon College in its season opener Saturday afternoon at Calvert Hall High School.
 

With the loss, Ursinus opened the season 0-1, while the Yellow Jackets improved to 2-0. Senior Harry Sweitzer led the Bears' offense, scoring a game-high four goals to tie his career best. Sweitzer has scored four or more goals in five of his last six games dating back to last season.
 

Senior Aidan Kirk and sophomore Daniel Rice each scored two goals apiece, while senior Nicholas Grahame tallied five ground balls. First-year Peyton Bannak collected four ground balls in his collegiate debut.
 

The Bears jumped out to an early 1-0 lead just 26 seconds into the contest as Bannak won the opening faceoff and Kirk capitalized on a scoring chance to collect the first goal of the season for Ursinus. The Yellow Jackets answered with a goal at the 12:22 mark, but Ursinus bounced back with consecutive scores from first-year Reid Weisshaar and Sweitzer to grab a 3-1 lead with 7:43 remaining in the opening period. The goals marked the first of Weisshaar's career and Sweitzer's 63rd goal and 100th career point. Randolph-Macon closed out the first period on a 2-1 run, but Rice's second goal gave Ursinus a 4-3 lead entering the second quarter.
 

The Yellow Jackets tied the contest at 4 within the opening minute of the second quarter, but Ursinus responded with goals from Kirk and senior Barrett Denlinger to take a 6-4 lead with 13:13 remaining in the half. Randolph-Macon answered with a pair of goals to tie the game at 6, but Ursinus responded as goals from junior Jared Laskin, Sweitzer and Rice gave the Bears a 9-6 advantage with 6:29 to play. After two goals from Randolph-Macon, Sweitzer collected his third score in the closing seconds of the first half to give Ursinus a 10-8 halftime lead.
 

After the break, Randolph-Macon tallied the opening goal of the second half to cut the deficit to 10-9. Both defenses stepped up over the next 10 minutes, as neither team capitalized on scoring opportunities, until Randolph-Macon tied the game at 10 with 5:51 remaining in the third quarter. The Bears responded with a goal from senior Chris Bryant at the 4:26 mark to regain an 11-10 lead. Junior Nick Pomajevich increased the Ursinus advantage to two with 2:48 remaining, but a pair of Yellow Jackets goals tied the contest at 12 entering the final quarter.
 

Both teams traded goals to open the fourth period, tying the game at 13 with 12:09 remaining. Randolph-Macon earned its first lead of the afternoon with a goal at the 3:04 mark and added an insurance tally in the closing seconds to secure the 15-13 victory.
 

The Yellow Jackets held a 40-27 advantage in shots, a 24-21 edge in shots on goal and a 20-10 margin in faceoffs. Randolph-Macon's Jack Isaacs earned the win in goal, recording eight saves. Sophomore Colin Daroch suffered the loss for Ursinus, making nine stops.
 

The Bears return to action Saturday, February 21, when they travel to Oberlin College for a nonconference matchup beginning at 1 p.m.