ANDERSON, N.C. -- Senior Toron Eccleston scored a career-high seven goals in a 10-goal victory at Anderson on Wednesday evening. The seven-goal performance from Eccleston ties the second-most goals in a single game in program history as No. 7 LR improves to 6-1 in conference play this season and 5-2 against ranked teams on the season.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  #7 Lenoir-Rhyne 17, #19 Anderson 7
Records: #7 Lenoir-Rhyne (11-2, 6-1 SAC), #19 Anderson (10-5, 4-3 SAC)
Location: Anderson, S.C. | Spero Financial Field

STATS OF THE GAME

• Eccleston started the scoring exactly five minutes into the game as LR scored the first seven of the game.
• Evan Voss (3), Will Canata (1) and Eccleston (3) scored the first six for LR before the Trojans got in the scoring column at the 7:33 mark of the second quarter.
• Canata and Eccleston went back-to-back following the Trojans first goal but Max Calabrese scored for the hosts before halftime to make it 9-2 LR.
• The Bears scored the first three of the second half to make it 12-2 and never allowed the Trojans a chance to come back.
• After winning SAC Defensive Player of the Week honors, Nate Ashley forced four turnovers for the second straight game and added three ground balls.
• Rob Pensabene started for the third straight game and earned the win by making a career-high 16 saves.
• Myles Moffat added three goals and two assists and Voss finished with three scores. 
• John Paulus had a monster effort at the face off X with 18 wins in 25 attempts and a career-high 14 ground balls. 
• LR held a 52-31 advantage in shots with 34 being on goal. The Bears went 17-of-18 on clears and won 19 of 27 face offs as a team.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The seven goals from Eccleston gives him 143 for his career which moves him past Joe Buduo for second place on the all-time goal scoring list at LR.
• Buduo's eight-goal effort against Queens on March 21, 2018 stands as the single-game record. Eccleston is the fifth player in team history to score seven times.
• The last time a player scored seven goals for LR was Moffat against Westminster on Feb. 14, 2021.
• Anderson has won 10 games for the first time in program history. This is the seventh season LR has earned double-digit wins.
• LR is 3-0 all-time against the Trojans and 64-8 all-time in SAC play.
• LR is 40-12 all-time in the month of April.
• This is the ninth opponent that has failed to reach double figures in scoring against LR this season.
• The Bears came into the game with a scoring margin of +9.9.
• LR can clinch the two-seed and a first round bye in the SAC Tournament with a win over Limestone on Saturday.

UP NEXT: The Bears return to action on Saturday when they host Limestone at 7 p.m.