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Powell
11
Florida Tech FTM 3-2
20
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 6-1
Florida Tech FTM
3-2
11
Final
20
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
6-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Florida Tech FTM 3 3 2 3 11
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 3 6 5 6 20

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

No. 5 Bears Win Fourth Straight in 20-11 Victory Over No. 15 Florida Tech

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.
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