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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 22, 2012) – Down 7-1 late in the second quarter, the Sewanee men's lacrosse team extended its six-match winning streak with an impressive 11-10 comeback win at Birmingham-Southern Sunday.
The victory propelled the Tigers to a 12-4 overall record and a 7-2 mark in conference play.
Early on, the Panthers were impressive. BSC led 6-0 before Thomas Moore finally broke the Tiger drought with 5:08 left in the first half. After BSC added another goal, Sewanee picked up its offensive pace. The Tigers outscored the Panthers 6-1 in the third, after Pierce Leonard capped off the period with a goal with five seconds left.
With the match tied, 8-8, to start the fourth period, Lincoln Leahy put Sewanee ahead for the first time with goal with 5:43 left. A minute and a half later, Trey Burdick extended the Tiger advantage with a goal from Davis Brown.
BSC pulled back to within one after Erik Klein scored with 3:05 to play. However, Sewanee responded quickly after Marty Johnson forced a turnover which led to Peter Rydell's first goal of the contest.
Despite getting outshot by four, Sewanee dominated both face-offs and ground balls, which gave the Tigers the opportunity to comeback.
Individually, Leonard led Sewanee with three goals. Thomasson and Leahy added two goals, while Moore, Rydell, Burdick and Brown pitched in one.
After a tough first half, goalkeeper Tommy Healy finished with 15 saves.
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