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Matthew Mancini
13
Indianapolis UINDY 3-3
15
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 5-0
Indianapolis UINDY
3-3
13
Final
15
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
5-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Indianapolis UINDY 4 4 1 4 13
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 7 0 5 3 15

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Jason Stuebe, Athletic Communications Assistant

No. 4 Bears defeats No. 8 UINDY to move to 4-0 on the season

Hickory, N.C.-- For the second straight week, the #4 Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Lacrosse team defeated the #8 team in the country inside Moretz Stadium.  After beating #8 Rollins last week, LR defeated #8 Indianapolis 15-13 on Saturday afternoon. The Bears will now prepare for #5 Wingate at the Crown Classic next Saturday night. 

Donovan Powell and Robert Walker each had a hat trick while Evan Voss had a pair of goals and three assists. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  #4 Lenoir-Rhyne 15, #8 Indianapolis 13
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (4-0), Indianapolis (3-2)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Stadium

STORY OF THE GAME
  • A high scoring first period saw eleven total goals, as Bears scored six of the game's first seven.
  • Evan Voss's second goal with :05 left in the period gave the Bears an 7-4 lead after fifteen minutes. LR had six different goal scorers in the first quarter.
  • The second period was all Greyhounds as Indy kept the Bears off the scoreboard and scored four more times to take a 8-7 lead into the break. 
  • The Bears came out red hot after the break scoring four straight goals to retake the lead.  Four different players scored as Voss assisted on two of the four goals. 
  • After a Greyhounds score to break the Bears run, Donovan Powell added his second goal of the quarter as LR took a 12-9 into the 4th. 
  • Matthew Mancini won the face-off and scored in five seconds to open the 4th quarter for the Bears. Mancini scored a pair of goals in this one. 
  • With the Bears up 14-9, Indianapolis made one last run, scoring four of the next five goals to cut the Bears lead to 15-13 with 1:18 left to play. Nick Floyd came up clutch, making a key save late to help the Bears close out the victory. 
STATS OF THE GAME
  • Donovan Powell and Robert Walker each had three goals for the Bears.
  • Matthew Mancani won 13-26 face offs and scored two goals. 
  • Nick Floyd made seven saves for the Bears between the pipes.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne had nine caused turnovers, led by a pair from Powell and Deacon Medwick. 
BEYOND THE STATS
  • Bears are now 3-1 against Indy in the last four years. 
  • All four games have taken place here in Hickory. 
  • The Bears are currently ranked #4 in the USILA Poll, one spot behind Limestone and one above Wingate.
UP NEXT: The Bears will play #5 Wingate in the Crown Classic next Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. Game-time will be 6:30 PM. The Bulldogs are 3-0 with today's win over Florida tech. 
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