NEWBERRY, S.C. - The Newberry men's lacrosse team went on a late 4-0 run to take down Lenoir-Rhyne 16-15 and advance to the SAC Championship game.
Donovan Powell led the team with six goals while
Owen Peters made 10 saves in net.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: (2) Newberry 16, (3) Lenoir-Rhyne 15
Records: #12 Newberry (12-4), #4 Lenoir-Rhyne (11-4)
Location: Newberry, S.C. | Setzler Field
STORY OF THE GAME
- Donovan Powell opened the game by scoring the first three goals for the Bears.
- Sloan Steward scored a goal with 10 seconds left in the first and the teams were knotted 10-10 after one.
- Tied at 8-8, Powell and Jarrett Huff scored back-to-back goals to put the Bears up 10-8 at the half.
- The Bears outscored the Wolves 4-3 in the third and went into the final frame up 14-11.
- Newberry got hot late in the fourth, scoring four straight goals and winning three straight face-offs to go up on the Bears.
STATS OF THE GAME
- Eight Bears scored in this one, led by Donovan Powell's eight and Owen Scott's three.
- Matthew Mancini was 16-27 on face-offs and led with eight ground balls.
- Lenoir-Rhyne out-shot Newberry 45-39, but the Wolves led 26-21 in shots-on-goal.
- The Bears coughed it up 18 times, compared to 13 for Newberry.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- This was the second time this year Newberry took down the Bears 16-15.
- Prior to tonight's contest Lenoir-Rhyne was 2-0 all-time against Newberry in SAC tournament play.
- Donovan Powell is now seventh in LR history in points (176) and sixth in goals (121).
NEXT UP: Lenoir-Rhyne will now wait to hear their name called for the NCAA Tournament during Sunday night's selection show. The Bears are currently ranked #4 in the South region and are in a good position to qualify for their sixth straight tournament. The selection show will air on ncaa.com at 7:30 p.m. ET.
