Box Score The more things change, the more they stay the same.
 
Colorado College and Southwestern University met for the first time as members of the Heartland Collegiate Lacrosse Conference, and just like the previous 17 encounters, the Tigers came away with a victory.
 
Junior goaltender Pat Mahoney made a career-high 17 saves while Makay Hansen and Declan Maguire each produced four goals and an assist to lead CC to 19-14 victory over the Pirates.
 
After Southwestern whittled the Tigers' nine-goal third-quarter lead to 15-12, Maguire and Hansen struck for two scores apiece during a 4-1 run that put Colorado College back in control.
 
Maguire's unassisted tally came seven seconds after Southwestern pulled to within three, and following Cody Foster's man-up goal for the Pirates, Maguire set up Hansen's marker that ignited a pivotal 3-0 run.
 
Charlie Rainer's second goal gave the Tigers what appeared to be a commanding 13-4 lead 1:35 into the second half, but Southwestern seized the momentum and ran off five consecutive markers before Maguire scored to give CC a 14-9 lead.
 
Tommy Saueressig scored for the Pirates with 25 seconds to go in the third quarter, then Cody Foster cut the Colorado College lead to three for the first time 1:55 into the fourth.  
 
The Tigers won 25 of 36 faceoffs and finished with a 48-26 advantage in ground balls.
 
CC compiled a 55-51 edge in total shots.
 
Nate Blair finished with 16 saves for the Pirates.
 
Caldwell led Southwestern with a game-high five goals, while Foster finished with a game-high six points on four goals and two assists.
 
The Tigers' five-goal victory was the second closest in series history. The narrowest score was CC's 13-10 victory in the championship game of the 2019 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament on April 28 at the University of Dallas.
 
Colorado College had won by double digits in 12 of the previous 17 meetings, including a 31-11 margin in last year's SCAC Championship game at Washburn Field.
     
    
Colorado College Standouts
Ryan Trapasso went 16-for-19 at the dot and picked up a game-high 10 ground balls.
Sam DiMaio produced two goals, three ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers.
 
Southwestern Standouts
Tyler Santos finished with four ground balls and three caused turnovers.
Jack Carolan dished out four assists and grabbed three ground balls.
 
Notes
Colorado College improved to 3-7.
Southwestern slipped to 10-4.
CC improved to 18-0 all time against the Pirates, 5-0 in Georgetown.
 
Next for the Tigers
Colorado College completes its two-game HCLC road trip on Sunday when the Tigers visit Centenary College ay 10 a.m. MT.