PHILADELPHIA, Pa. ? Senior attackman Bill McCutcheon scored two goals and added an assist as the Tigers (4-4, 2-0) overcame a 4-2 deficit with five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter en route to their third straight win, a 7-4 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Drexel University (4-5, 0-1) at the Dragons' Vidas Field on Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers also presented Coach Tony Seaman with the 250th victory of his college career. In his 28th season as a college coach, Seaman now has a 250-142 career record and became the 16th coach in NCAA Division I history to reach the milestone.

“It didn't feel any different than the 249th win,” said Seaman, who is one of eight active coaches with 250 wins. “As long as the wins pile up and the losses don't, I will be a happy man.”

The Tigers trailed the Dragons by 4-1 with 11:17 remaining in the third quarter when junior midfielder Adam Dennis scored an unassisted goal. After that point, the Tiger defense stepped up and shut Drexel out for the remaining 26 minutes of the game.

With 7:39 left in the fourth quarter, sophomore midfielder Scott Ruhl cut the Tiger deficit to 4-3 when he scored off a pass from McCutcheon.

Less than a minute later, the Tigers received a huge break when junior defenseman Matt McCormick was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

The non-releasable penalty enabled Towson to score the game-tying and go-ahead goals in a 31-second span. With 6:30 left, McCutcheon scored an unassisted goal to tie the game at 4-4.  With 5:59 remaining, junior midfielder Pat Britton scored his fourth goal of the season off an assist from senior midfielder Randall Cooper, putting the Tigers ahead for good.

With 1:09 remaining, sophomore attackman Tim Stratton scored into an open goal off a feed from senior Justin Schneider (St. Mary's H.S./Stevensville, Md.), upping the Tigers' advantage to 6-4. Just 15 seconds later, senior midfielder Kyle Smedley added an insurance goal into an open net to put the game out of reach. It was Smedley's first goal of the season.  

The teams traded goals in the opening seven minutes of the first quarter before Drexel used a three-goal run to take a 4-1 lead in the second quarter. Junior attackman Colin Ambler gave the Dragons a 2-1 lead with 15 seconds left in the first quarter before senior midfielder Joe Wojciechowski upped the Drexel advantage to 3-1 midway through the second period with an unassisted marker past junior goalkeeper Rob Wheeler.

While McCutcheon led the offense with a three-point performance, Wheeler led the Tiger defense with another outstanding effort, making 10 saves. In the last two games, he has made 24 saves while allowing just 11 goals.

“I am feeling more comfortable right now than I ever have and the communication between me and the defense has been great of late,” Wheeler said. “I try to keep a cool head and do my part to help this team win. I think these last few games have been huge for me.

“I can't even tell you how special it is to be part of this team and to be part of Coach Seaman's 250th win,” Wheeler added. “This was an absolutely phenomenal win for us today.”

Ambler led Drexel in the loss with one goal and one assist while freshman goalkeeper Mark Manos 11 saves for the Dragons, who outshot Towson by a 32-31 margin.

“This was a great victory for our team today,” Seaman said. “Our defense played a great game. It seemed like they were on the field a lot but they kept after them and put us in a position to win.

“I am so proud of this team,” Seaman added. “This was a game we won piece-by-piece and goal-by-goal. Our guys deserve a lot of credit for winning this one.”

With the victory, the Tigers avenged a 10-9 loss to the Dragons last season. Towson has now beaten Drexel 35 times in 39 games.

The Tigers will wrap up their three-game road trip on Tuesday evening when they make the short trip to UMBC for a 7:30 p.m. match-up against the Retrievers. The game will be broadcast in the Baltimore area on WTMD-FM 89.7 with Spiro Morekas and Greg LaCour handling the call.

College Men's Lacrosse: Towson University 7, Drexel University 4

Towson (4-4, 2-0)  1-0-1-5 / 7

Drexel (4-5, 0-1)  2-1-1-0 / 4

Goals: TOW ? Bill McCutcheon 2, Tim Stratton 1, Kyle Smedley 1, Sean Maguire 1, Scott Ruhl 1, Pat Britton 1; DREX ? Colin Ambler 1, Adam Dennis 1, Greg Casey 1, Joe Wojciechowski 1. Assists: TOW ? Randall Cooper 1, Bill McCutcheon 1, Justin Schneider 1; DREX ? Colin Ambler 1. Saves: TOW ? Rob Wheeler 10 (60:00, 4 goals allowed); DREX ? Mark Manos 11 (60:00, 7 goals allowed). Shots: TOW ? 31; DREX ? 32. Extra-Man Opportunities: TOW ? 2 for 4; DREX ? 0 for 2. Attendance: 867.

Post-Game Notes:

·         The Tigers have now won 35 of 39 all-time meetings against Drexel ... In addition, the Tigers have won five straight games against the Dragons at Drexel.

·         The Tigers are 11-1 in their last 12 meetings against the Dragons.  

·         With the victory, Seaman improves to 12-1 all-time against Drexel.

·         The Tigers improved to 33-8 all-time in CAA regular season play ... They have the best regular season winning percentage in CAA history.

·         The Tigers improved to 4-4 on the season with the victory on Saturday, marking the first time they have been at the .500 mark since February 28 when they defeated Air Force by an 11-9 margin.

·         The Tigers improved to 2-0 in the CAA, marking the fourth time in their eight-year membership that they have opened their CAA schedule with back-to-back victories.

·         The Tigers have won three straight games, marking their longest win streak since a three-game win streak from March 20-31, 2007 ... The Tigers defeated Ohio State, Villanova and Robert Morris in that three-game streak.

·         The Tigers earned their first victory in a televised game this season ... It was the third television appearance for Towson.

·         Over the last two games, Wheeler has stopped 68.6 per cent of the shots he has faced.

·         The four goals allowed by the Tigers are the fewest by a Towson opponent since March 31, 2007 when the Tigers allowed just three goals in a win over Robert Morris.

·         The Tigers held an opponent scoreless in a quarter for the first time this season when they kept Drexel off the scoreboard ... The previous low was 1 goal, which was done ten times, including twice against the Dragons on Saturday.

·         The Tigers were held scoreless in the second quarter, marking the seventh time this season they have been held without a goal in a period.

·         By winning 10 of 14 face-offs against Drexel on Saturday, senior midfielder Mitchell Rosensweig has won 50 of 74 face-offs (.676) in the last four games.

·         McCutcheon extended his goal-scoring streak to eight straight games with the two-goal effort against Drexel on Saturday ... He is the only Tiger who has scored a goal in all eight games this season.

·         With his assist against Drexel on Saturday, Cooper has a point in 10 straight games ... However, his two-game goal-scoring streak came to an end.

·         All four of Britton's goals have come in extra-man situations ... It was also his first game-winning goal of the season.

·         Junior midfielder Brock Armour had his three-game point-scoring streak snapped on Saturday.

·         Stratton and Maguire each have a point in three straight games.

·         Ambler now has 98 points in his career and needs two more points to become the 25th player in Drexel history to record 100 career points.