DURHAM, N.C.-- The Lenoir-Rhyne men's lacrosse team defeated its fourth ranked opponent this season in a 20-11 victory over No. 15 Florida Tech. In the win,
Myles Moffat became the program's all-time leader in career assists with his three helpers today and
Toron Eccleston poured in a season-high six goals.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #5 Lenoir-Rhyne 20, No. 15 Florida Tech 11
Records: #6 Lenoir-Rhyne (6-1), #15 Florida Tech (3-2)
Location: Durham, N.C
. | Memorial Stadium
STATS OF THE GAME
- The Bears scored first today as Eccleston netted the first of his six tallies but the Panthers answered with three in a row.
- LR closed out the quarter with back-to-back goals to even the game. Joe Venazio ended the quarter with the first of LR's six man-up goals on the day with just six seconds left in the frame to even the game at 3.
- The Bears scored 17 goals in the final three quarters to reach the 20-goal mark for the third straight game. The Bears extended their scoring run to 7-0 with the first five goals of the second quarter.
- The Panthers battled and made it 9-7 before LR took control for good. The Bears scored five of the next six goals.
- 10 different players recorded at least a point in the game led by eight from Eccleston.
- Landon Parker recorded a career-high three goals and an assist. Kyle Hatcher had a goal and two assists in his first action of the season.
- Will Canata had three goals and Riley Seay and Venazio had three points.
- Victor Powell had four caused turnovers in the game and three ground balls.
- Matthew Mancini won 12 of 22 face offs and grabbed four ground balls.
- LR held a 60-34 advantage in shots in the game.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Moffat passed former teammate and Director of Player Development Eric Dickinson on the all-time assist list.
- The Bears have scored 76 goals in their past four games.
- This was the second neutral site game for LR this year with both coming against Sunshine State Conference opponents.
- This was the last non-conference game of the year for LR. The Bears finish 5-1 against non-conference foes.
UP NEXT: The Bears will return to action on Wednesday when they take on Newberry in SAC play at 7 p.m.