CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For the third time this season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Lacrosse Team topped a top 15 team as the No. 5 Bears handed No. 12 Queens a 15-7 defeat on Saturday afternoon. The Bears scored five times in the second quarter and six in the fourth to move to 6-0 on the season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 15, Queens 7
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (6-0, 4-0 SAC), Queens (3-3, 3-1 SAC)
Location: Dickson Field
STATS OF THE GAME:
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Eric Dickinson started off the scoring with a goal 2:30 into the contest but the Royals answered with a 3-0 run
• Lenoir-Rhyne answered with seven straight goals with
Myles Moffat scoring twice in the spurt
• Queens cut the lead to 11-7 with 8:03 to play but LR had another answer with four straight goals to close out the win
• Dickinson had four goals and four assists for an eight point afternoon. Dickinson is now just two helpers shy of becoming the program's leader in that category
• Moffat had three goals and three assists and
Toron Eccleston and
Will Canata each added two goals and one assist
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John Paulus went 7-of-10 in faceoffs and
Zach Bodeau was 8-for-14. Bodeau led the Bears with six ground balls
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Victor Powell was a monster defensively causing five turnovers and grabbing three ground balls
• LR held a 50-35 advantage in shots and 36-14 edge in shots on goal. The Bears also grabbed 35 ground balls, compared to 20 for the Royals
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• Lenoir-Rhyne continues it's best start in program history. No team ever had started 5-0 and this improves LR to 6-0 this afternoon
• Lenoir-Rhyne is the lone unbeaten team remaining in the SAC
• LR improves to 52-12 all-time as a ranked team
• Dating back to last season, Lenoir-Rhyne has won 10 straight games
UP NEXT: The Bears are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Newberry.