LOS ANGELES - The Loyola Marymount University Lions (15-24-1, 11-7 WCC) dropped a tough game on Sunday to the University of San Francisco that would have given the Lions a three-game sweep. Even with the 13-12 loss, LMU took the series over the weekend.
 
The LMU offense started early as Devan Ornelas scored on a wild pitch with nobody out. Grant Weiss came up with an RBI double to right for the second Lions run of the inning.
 
After USF got on the board in the top of the second, LMU benefited from an RBI single off the bat of Baqueiro and a three-run homer to left center from Weiss for a four-run second.
 
The Dons came within one with a four-run fourth of their own, but LMU responded in the bottom of the frame with a Dylan Dennis bases loaded hit by pitch and a Ben Grunberg sac fly.
 
The back-and-forth action continued as San Francisco plated a pair in the fifth and LMU did the same in the sixth with solo homers from Dennis and Ornelas.
 
A ground out in the top of the eighth gave USF a run, but LMU stayed on top with an Ornelas sac fly in the bottom half of the inning.
 
The script flipped in the ninth as San Francisco erased the deficit for the first time all night and put up a five-run inning. The Lions attempted a comeback in the ninth by scoring a run and leaving the tying run stranded at third.
 
LMU totaled double-digit hits for the sixth consecutive game. Weiss finished 4-for-5 with four RBI, a pair of doubles, and the home run.

The Lions will host UC Riverside in a non-conference game on Tuesday at Page Stadium before heading on the road to Gonzaga for more WCC action.