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The internet might not hold up for a whole season of Joel Tinney.

Tinney, the Johns Hopkins midfielder whose 40-foot goal off of a hidden ball trick went viral earlier this month, delivered more trickery Saturday — this time in overtime. He duped his defender with a fake flip and scored with 1:47 left in OT to lift the No. 5 Blue Jays to a 14-13 win over No. 9 Loyola in front of 5,222 frenzied fans at Homewood Field.

It was Tinney’s lone contribution in the back-and-forth shootout in which neither team led by more than three goals. Greyhounds midfielder Brian Sherlock and Johns Hopkins attackman Shack Stanwick led the way with four goals apiece, while Loyola attackman Pat Spencer doled out four assists.

Sherlock’s fourth goal came on a five-on-five and put the Greyhounds ahead 13-12 with 6:16 remaining. With goalie Jacob Stover (14 saves) coming up with a couple of big stops on the ensuing possessions, it looked like Loyola might hold on for its fourth straight win over its Charles Street rival.

But Blue Jays freshman Forry Smith found a fortuitous rebound and tied it on a putback with 2:49 remaining. The Greyhounds could not convert on a man-up opportunity or their last-minute possession, setting the stage for Tinney in overtime.

In Saturday’s other marquee matchup of Top 15 teams, Nick Mariano scored with 1.6 seconds left to lift No. 7 Syracuse to a 10-9 win over No. 11 Albany at the Carrier Dome.

Mariano, who had a career-high seven points in the Orange’s season-opening win over Siena, finished a Nate Solomon feed after Syracuse called timeout with eight seconds remaining.

The Orange trailed by five early but used a six-goal run spanning the second and third quarters to take the lead.

After being blanked in the third quarter, Albany answered with two straight goals to start the fourth quarter to go up 8-7.

Sergio Salcido converted a pair of Brendan Bomberry feeds to put Syracuse back up 9-8.

Albany’s Sean Eccles (two goals, one assist) tied it at 9 with 3:43 remaining.

The Great Danes tried to have the last shot, but Syracuse defenseman Scott Firman intercepted a pass to set up the Orange’s game-winning possession.

Denver Outlasts Duke

Trevor Baptiste won 17 of 25 faceoffs, including 11 of 15 in the second half, and No. 1 Denver finished on a 6-1 run to defeat No. 16 Duke 14-9 on Saturday. The game was tied at 7 with 12:45 remaining before the host Pioneers pulled away.

Connor Cannizzaro led Denver with four goals and two assists and became the third player in Pioneers history to surpass 200 career points.

PHOTO BY KEVIN P. TUCKER

Yale freshman Jackson Morrill scored five goals in his collegiate debut Saturday.

With Reeves Sidelined, Yale Freshmen Step Up

Jackson Morrill became the latest freshman to make a big splash in his collegiate debut, scoring five goals and adding an assist in No. 6 Yale’s 16-11 victory Saturday at Villanova.

With Tewaaraton finalist Ben Reeves sidelined after taking a big hit midway through the second quarter, the Bulldogs found other sources of offense, scoring four straight goals early in the third quarter to put the game away. Including Morrill’s five spot, freshmen accounted for eight of Yale’s 16 goals.

PHOTO BY MARC PISCOTTY

Marist Knocks Off Air Force

J.D. Recor had three goals and three assists, and Brian Corrigan made 16 saves to lead Marist to a 10-4 win Saturday over No. 15 Air Force.

It’s the second straight season the unranked Red Foxes have taken down a nationally ranked opponent on the road. They topped then-No. 8 Stony Brook 10-9 in overtime on April 12, 2016.

The Falcons, who were flying high after a season-opening upset of Duke, have since lost two straight.

Marist and Air Force staged the longest game in Division I last year, with the Falcons prevailing 7-6 in quadruple overtime. There would be no such delayed gratification this time around, as the Red Foxes dominated from the start Saturday. They won the first four faceoffs and held Air Force scoreless for the first 21:39.

PHOTO BY JOHN STROHSACKER

Sacred Heart Wins Tierney Field Opener

Sacred Heart withstood a furious Furman rally in the closing minutes of the game to earn a 9-8 victory in the first NCAA men's regular season game played on Tierney Field at the new US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.

Sacred Heart (1-1) scored three goals in a span of just over three minutes in the fourth quarter to take a 9-6 lead with 5:13 to play before Furman (0-4) answered on goals by Jonah Moore (3:22) and Finn Barry (2:01) to cut the margin to 9-8. Following a Sacred Heart timeout, Hil Blaze won the faceoff for Furman and the Paladins proceeded to get off five shots in the final 63 seconds of the game, but none of them were on cage and the Pioneers held on for the victory.

Joe Saggese (2g, 1a), Bryce Jurk (2g) and Kevin Cop (2g) led the Sacred Heart offense and freshman Brooks Dutton made 11 saves to earn the win. Moore and Lou Yovino each scored twice for Furman and Blaze won 16 of 21 faceoffs.

Penn State Pours in 21

Penn State’s early-season fireworks continued Saturday, as the No. 13 Nittany Lions eclipsed the 20-goal mark for the second straight game in a 20-10 victory over visiting Cornell. Grant Ament led the outburst with six goals and three assists. Penn State now has 56 goals in its first three games.

‘Natural Born Scorer’

Mike D’Amario scored a career-high seven goals, one shy of Virginia’s single-game record, as the No. 8 Cavaliers raced past pesky Drexel 18-14 in their home opener Saturday. “He is a natural born scorer,” Virginia coach Lars Tiffany said.

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Notre Dame midfielder Sergio Perkovic leaps over Georgetown's Peter Conley in pursuit of a loose ball Saturday at the Ford Center during the Irish's 16-10 victory.

Star Power

Ryder Garnsey scored a career-high six goals, propelling No. 4 Notre Dame to a 16-10 season-opening win Saturday over Georgetown at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

Garnsey, a sophomore, showed he is more than capable of stepping in for the graduated Matt Kavanagh as the alpha initiator in the Irish offense. Notre Dame erupted for seven goals in the third quarter to take control of the game, part of the annual Patriot Cup.

NIKE/US LACROSSE TOP 20 SCOREBOARD

No. 1 Denver 14, No. 16 Duke 9
No. 2 Maryland 19, High Point 5
No. 3 North Carolina 15, Lehigh 8
No. 4 Notre Dame 16, Georgetown 10
No. 5 Johns Hopkins 14, No. 9 Loyola 13 (OT)
No. 6 Yale 16, Villanova 11
No. 7 Syracuse 10, No. 11 Albany 9
No. 8 Virginia 18, Drexel 14
No. 12 Towson 13, Mount St. Mary’s 5
No. 13 Penn State 20, Cornell 10
No. 14 Rutgers 12, Army 10
Marist 10, No. 15 Air Force 4
No. 17 Marquette 17, Jacksonville 1
No. 18 Ohio State 8, UMass 7
No. 19 Richmond 10, UMBC 5
No. 20 Navy, 11, Delaware 5

SMALL COLLEGE

Lynn for the Win

The fourth-year phenomenon is not exclusive to Division I. In a Division II shocker, No. 20 Lynn defeated No. 7 Adelphi 9-7. The Fighting Knights, in their fourth varsity season, scored two goals 64 seconds apart midway through the fourth quarter to pull away for the win over the Panthers, a perennial power.

It wasn’t the only Division II upset Saturday. No. 15 Lindenwood defeated No. 4 Tampa 6-5.

No. 2 Limestone narrowly averted an upset bid by No. 9 Seton Hill, winning 10-9 on a buzzer beater by Chris Clancy. The Saints trailed 9-7 going into the fourth quarter.

Division II
No. 2 Limestone 10, No. 9 Seton Hill 9
No. 3 Merrimack 12, No. 8 LIU Post 5
No. 15 Lindenwood 6, No. 4 Tampa 5
No. 20 Lynn 9, No. 7 Adelphi 7

Tigers Claw Out Victory

No. 4 RIT needed three fourth-quarter goals to pull out a 12-11 win at No. 12 Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday. Aidan Milburn scored the game winner with 6:47 remaining.

Division III
No. 4 RIT 12, No. 12 Ohio Wesleyan 11