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25
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 9-1, 4-1 SAC
5
Mars Hill MHUM 3-7, 1-4 SAC
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
9-1, 4-1 SAC
25
Final
5
Mars Hill MHUM
3-7, 1-4 SAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 4 9 7 5 25
Mars Hill MHUM 0 1 0 4 5

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Program Record Topples as No. 2 LR Takes Down Mars Hill

MARS HILL, N.C. --  The No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Lacrosse Team broke a program record as 20 different players scored at least one goal in the Bears 25-5 thumping of Mars Hill on Wednesday afternoon. LR scored the first nine goals of the game and never looked back as they improved to 9-1 on the season. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  #2 Lenoir-Rhyne 25, Mars Hill 5
Records: #1 Lenoir-Rhyne (9-1, 4-1 SAC), Mars Hill (3-7, 1-4 SAC)
Location: Mars Hill, N.C. | Meares Stadium

STATS OF THE GAME
  • Caison Dillon opened the scoring with a goal at the 12:54 mark of the game, the first of nine unanswered goals by LR. 
  • The first nine goals were scored by nine different players with Kyle Hatcher and Jarrett Huff scoring with the man-advantage to close out the first quarter with LR up 4-0.
  • Colten McCracken opened the second quarter with a goal and then Kane Smith won the ensuing face off and went down to score and make it 7-0. Robert Walker and Jonathan Bender made it 9-0. 
  • After Mars Hill's first goal of the half, Morgan Madish, Sloan Steward and John Paulus scored to make it 13-1 at the half. Paulus' goal came with just five seconds left. 
  • Will Canata started the second half with a goal and the Bears would push the lead to 20-1 on a Gabe Smith goal. 
  • Four of Mars Hill's five goals came in the fourth quarter. Ben Hokenson netted a hat trick in that quarter for the Lions. 
  • Madish led LR with three goals and Bender had two goals and two assists. Matt Jones added two goals and an assist. 
  • Four different goalies saw action for the Bears with Rob Pensabene earning the win after he made four saves in 24:53 of game action. 
  • LR held a 51-27 advantage in shots and forced Mars Hill to turn the ball over 20 times. LR was 30-for-31 on clears and 2-for-2 on extra man opportunities. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • LR has won eight straight over Mars Hill. 
  • This was the second largest margin of victory for LR over Mars Hill. In 2022, the Bears won 26-4. 
  • LR moves to 3-1 in road games this season. 
  • For the eighth time this season, LR has held its opponents in single digits in the scoring column.
UP NEXT: The Bears return to action on Saturday when they host Newberry for a 4 p.m. face off. 
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