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mlaxteam
7
Catawba CATM 1-6, 1-2 SAC
20
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 8-1, 3-0 SAC
Catawba CATM
1-6, 1-2 SAC
7
Final
20
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
8-1, 3-0 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Catawba CATM 2 0 2 3 7
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 3 8 7 2 20

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Bears Tie Assist Mark in 20-7 Win over Catawba

HICKORY, N.C.-- The No. 6 Lenoir-Rhyne men's lacrosse team dished out 18 assists on 20 goals in a thumping of SAC foe Catawba on Saturday night. The 18 helpers tie the most in a single game in program history as the Bears also had 18 assists in a win over Coker on March 5, 2022. 12 different players scored a goal for the Bears in the victory.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  #6 Lenoir-Rhyne 20, Catawba 7
Records: #6 Lenoir-Rhyne (8-1, 3-0 SAC), Catawba (1-6, 0-3 SAC)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Stadium

STATS OF THE GAME
  • After a slow first quarter, the Bears came out blazing in the second quarter. With LR up 3-2 heading into the second, the Bears exploded for seven goals in a 3:14 span to put away the Indians.
  • The half would end with a Myles Moffat buzzer beater from Toron Eccleston off a reset behind the Indians goal and just 1.1 seconds to go. 
  • The Bears outscored Catawba 7-2 in the third quarter and took an 18-4 lead into the last frame.
  • LR fired 61 shots against Catawba, their fourth game this season with at least 60 shots taken. 
  • The 36 shots on goal were the second-most in a single game in program history. 
  • Moffat led the way in the scoring barrage with three goals and three assists for six points. Moffat now has 41 points on the season and 249 for his career.
  • Eccleston tallied two goals and three assists and Joe Venazio had two goals and two assists. Ayden Mowry, Brad Maslowski and Jarrett Huff all had two goals each.
  • Evan Voss had a goal and three assists and has seven helpers over his past two games.
  • John Paulus went 9-for-15 on the face off and had a game-high seven ground balls. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • LR came into the game as one of the top teams in the nation in assists and only added to that total.
  • The Bears extended their program-record home winning streak to 15 in a row.
  • LR has also won 12 straight SAC games. 
  • This is the seventh straight win for LR over Catawba and the last four have all been by double figures.
  • LR's previous three games all came against nationally ranked opponents. 
  • In the bears six game winning streak ,they are outscoring opponents 114-41.
UP NEXT: The Bears have some time off before returning to action to host No. 7 Wingate on March 29 at 7 p.m.
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