Harrogate, Tenn. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Lacrosse Team (11-1, 7-0), ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II, captured at least a share of its second straight South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Championship with a 12-7 victory over Lincoln Memorial (7-6, 3-4) Saturday afternoon on the road.
Lenoir-Rhyne freshman midfielder
Eric Dickinson (Charlotte, N.C.) scored four goals – giving him a league-best and school single-season record 43 goals on the year – while junior midfielder
Ben Corrigan (Alpharetta, Ga.) added four scores as well as the Bears won their eleventh straight game.
Lincoln Memorial's Kyle Arcuri (Patchogue, N.Y.) scored a game-high five goals in the losing effort.
Lenoir-Rhyne held a 7-6 advantage midway through the third stanza before exploding for five straight goals in the final 6:34 of the period to put the contest away.
The Bears, 22-1 in their last 23 games dating back to last year, held advantages in both shots taken (48-33) and ground balls (40-26) in the victory.
Lenoir-Rhyne junior
Ryan Crompton (Frederick, Md.) stopped 12 shots and earned the win in goal while Lincoln Memorial goalkeeper Joe Medel (Virginia Beach, Va.) made a school-record 23 saves in the losing effort.
Lenoir-Rhyne wraps up the regular season with a home game next Saturday, April 22, at 1:00 p.m., against Catawba at Moretz Stadium as part of Senior Day. Lincoln Memorial faces Coker next Saturday on the road beginning at 3:30 p.m., in Hartsville, S.C.