“Once they took the lead, you felt the momentum completely switch,” Mason head coach Chris Capannola said.

Mason’s narrow margin of error started to take its toll as it gradually succumbed to East Rock’s length in the second half.

Mason’s downfall and the manner in which it happened made the loss all the more painful.

Lacroix’s heroics helped resolve a tense final 10 minutes of action for the Mustangs.