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celly
11
North Greenville NGU 1-1
16
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 1-1
North Greenville NGU
1-1
11
Final
16
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
North Greenville NGU 3 2 3 3 11
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 5 5 2 4 16

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Bears Pick Up First Win of Season in 16-11 Victory over NGU

HICKORY, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Lacrosse Team used a balance offensive attack and held off a second half comeback attempt from North Greenville to come away with a 16-11 victory on a 65 degree Saturday afternoon in Hickory. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #8 Lenoir-Rhyne 16, North Greenville 11
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (1-1), North Greenville (1-1)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Stadium

STATS OF THE GAME
  • After alternating the first four goals to start the contest, LR would break the game open with a 3-0 scoring spurt to take a 5-2 lead. 
  • After NGU cut it to 6-4 with 10:40 left in the first half, the Bears would respond with four straight goals from four different players to grab a 10-4 advantage.
  • At that point, North Greenville mounted a furious comeback. The visitors scored with five seconds left in the first half to make it 10-5 at the break and then opened the third quarter with three straight goals to pull within two at 10-8.
  • A furious offensive explosion from the Bears saw LR score six straight over nine minutes to grab the 16-8 lead with 10 minutes to play.
  • North Greenville made it respectible with three goals to close out the contest.
  • Myles Moffat and Toron Eccleston each finished with a hat trick and freshman Evan Voss led the Bears with five points on two goals and three assists.
  • Joe Venazio netted a pair of goals and two assists on the afternoon. 
  • Macon Sumner was the reason for the 6-0 run as he stepped in and ended up winning 12-of-18 faceoffs on the day -- many coming in the second half -- and even scored a goal to go with a team-high seven ground balls.
  • Noah Johnson made eight saves and narrowly missed scoring his second career goal against North Greenville.
  • Thomas Cecere led the visitors with five points on three goals and two assists. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Today featured a battle of brothers as Lenoir-Rhyne's Myles Moffat went against younger brother Hayden Moffat. 
  • LR improves to 2-0 all-time against North Greenville. 
  • This was the 107th all-time win for LR as a program.
  • LR is now 61-29 all-time at home and 62-15 all-time as a ranked team.
UP NEXT: The Bears will jump right back into action on Monday afternoon when they host Florida Tech at noon. 
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