Box Score SALEM, Va. (Feb. 27, 2016) – A big first half from host Roanoke led the Maroons to a 16-5 win over the Sewanee men's lacrosse team, Saturday, Kerr Stadium.
With the win, Roanoke improved to 3-0 while the Tigers dropped to 2-1 with the loss.
After an early goal from Chad Fisher, IV Stucker netted back-to-back scores for the home team to end the first quarter. Sophomore Robbie Berndt finally got Sewanee on the board when he took a pass from senior Cotter Brown and netted a goal with 9:32 until halftime.
Unfortunately, Roanoke responded with three straight goals to close the second quarter.
Down 6-1 to start the third, the Tigers' offense finally got rolling. An early goal by Peter Brown from Berndt cut the deficit to four. Less than four minutes later, Sewanee struck again this time as Jimmy Parker ripped in a shot.
However, just when it looked like Sewanee would rally back, Roanoke shut down any chance of a comeback with 10 of the next 11 goals. The lone score for Sewanee during that stretch came from Pat DiMento from P. Brown at 9-4.
Down 16-4 with less than a minute remaining, Thomas Lynde closed the scoring with a goal again from Brown.
It was a long day for the Tigers' defense. Sewanee was outshot 57-29 and lost the groundball battle 41-26.
In goal, Selby Austin finished with 16 saves while Peter Brown led the offense with a goal and two assists.
Stucker led the Roanoke attack with five goals on 10 shots and two assists.
Sewanee continues its tough non-conference schedule with a trip to No. 15 Denison next Saturday.
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