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12
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 8-1; 3-1 SAC
7
Wingate WU 6-3; 3-1 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
8-1; 3-1 SAC
12
Final
7
Wingate WU
6-3; 3-1 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 3 5 2 2 12
Wingate WU 2 1 2 2 7

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

No. 2 Men's Lacrosse Claims Rivalry Win at No. 6 Wingate

WINGATE, N.C. --  The No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Lacrosse Team captured a road win over No. 6 Wingate on Saturday night. The Bears used a 5-0 run in the second quarter to take an 8-2 lead and never looked back. The win gives the Bears the inside track at the number two seed and a bye in the quarterfinals of the SAC Tournament next month. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  #2 Lenoir-Rhyne 12, #6 Wingate 7
Records: #1 Lenoir-Rhyne (8-1, 3-1 SAC), Wingate (6-3, 3-1 SAC)
Location: Wingate, N.C. | Irwin Belk Stadium

STATS OF THE GAME
  • The teams traded goals to start the game with each squad's first tally coming just 38 seconds apart. Zack Salo and Robert Walker went back-to-back for LR to make it 3-1. 
  • Willie Grieco's goal with 5:36 left in the first quarter made it 3-2 and neither team could find the back of the net the rest of the quarter. 
  • LR surged ahead with a 5-0 run in the second quarter. Colten McCracken got the run started and Jarrett Huff scored a man up goal. 42 seconds later Kyle Hatcher scored and Hatcher would net his second goal just 1:05 later. The run culminated in a score from Will Canata to make it 8-2. 
  • Wingate would cut it to 10-7 with 8:59 to play but Huff's second man up goal with 6:18 left in the game made it 11-7. Evan Voss iced it by completing his hat trick to make it 12-7. 
  • LR held a 51-30 edge in shots and 27-21 advantage in shots on goal. 
  • The game was won at the faceoff X as Matthew Mancini won 19-of-23 and scooped up 12 ground balls. He added an assist. 
  • Voss finished with three goals and two assists and Hatcher and Huff each had two goals and one helper. 
  • Rob Pensabene made 14 saves in the win to improve to 7-1 in net this season. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • LR has won two straight games at Wingate and held the Bulldogs to just 12 goals in the two games at Irwin Belk Stadium. 
  • LR owns the all-time series 11-7 and are 6-3 on the road against Wingate. 
  • The loss gives Wingate three overall as they battle to make the NCAA Tournament. 
  • This is the fourth win over a top 10 team for Lenoir-Rhyne this season. 
UP NEXT: The Bears return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Mars Hill for a 4 p.m. face off. 
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