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9
Lincoln Memorial (6) LMU 8-9
24
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne (3) LR 12-3
Lincoln Memorial (6) LMU
8-9
9
Final
24
Lenoir-Rhyne (3) LR
12-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lincoln Memorial (6) LMU 1 0 3 5 9
Lenoir-Rhyne (3) LR 9 11 3 1 24

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

Bears cruise to SAC Semi-finals with commanding victory over LMU

HICKORY, N.C. - The #3 seed Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Lacrosse team led 20-1 at halftime and stormed pass the #6 seeded Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters 24-9 in the SAC Quarterfinals. The Bears will now head to #2 seed Newberry on Wednesday night with a trip to the SAC Championship on the line. 

Donovan Powell led the Bears with four goals and an assist while Morgan Madish had four points (1 g, 3 a).

The 24-goal performance is a new SAC record for the Bears surpassing the 22 goals scored in the 2025 SAC Quarterfinals against Catawba. The Bears also set school records for most points in a game (37) and most face-offs won (31) in a SAC Tournament game today. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: (3) Lenoir-Rhyne 24, (6) Lincoln Memorial 9
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (11-3), Lincoln Memorial (8-8)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Stadium

STORY OF THE GAME
  • This was all LR from the start as the Bears scored the first 7 goals of the game before LMU got on the board. 
  • The Bears scored nine times in the first quarter and eleven in the second to make it 20-1 at the half. 
  • LR won 19 of the 20 faceoffs in the opening half, including a 15-15 mark from Matthew Mancini.
  • The Railsplitters scored nine second half goals to make it a 15-goal game.
  • Caleb Haire, Aidan Lee, Adam Eckenroth, Matt Jones scored second half goals for LR.
STATS OF THE GAME
  • Donovan Powell had all four of his goals in the first half on his way to a five point game to lead LR in scoring today.
  • Morgan Madish had four points in the opening half with a goal and three assists. 
  • Fifteen different Bears scored on the day with Powell, Nate Serrano, Cooper Starcke, Owen Scott, Matt Jones, Sloan Steward posting 2+ goals.
  • Five different Bears played inside the pipes as the five goalies combined for four saves on the day. 
  • Aidan Lee led the Bears with three caused turnovers as 11 different Bears forced turnovers in the contest. 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • This the first ever meeting in the SAC Tournament for these teams.
  • The Bears move to 16-7 all-time in the SAC Tournament with today's win. 
  • For the second straight season, Powell scored 40 plus goals and is at 41 for the season after his four goals today. 
  • Powell is now tied for 6th all-time with 115 career goals. 
NEXT UP: Lenoir-Rhyne will travel to Newberry for the SAC semi-finals on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM. The Wolves edged the Bears 16-15 back on March 7th in Hickory. The winner will advance to the 2026 SAC Championship next Saturday, May 2nd, in Matthews, N.C.
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