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Men's Lacrosse

Tigers win third straight SAA Regular Season Championship; defeat Hendrix, 17-2

Box Score

SEWANEE, Tenn. (April 8, 2016) – With a 17-2 win over Southern Athletic Association (SAA) member Hendrix Friday night at historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium, the Sewanee men's lacrosse team clinched its third straight SAA Regular Season Championship.

The Tigers enter their final regular season game on Sunday against rival Rhodes with a 9-3 overall record and a perfect 6-0 record in conference play. With Centre's win over the Lynx Friday, Sewanee wrapped up the regular season title.

Additionally, Sewanee will host the SAA Tournament semifinals and championship match on April 22nd and 24th.

The Tigers opened Friday's match with seven goals in the first, three in the second and third, and four in the fourth quarter. Hendrix scored both its goals in the third.

A physical match throughout, Sewanee outshot the Warriors 61-14 and led in groundballs, clears, and faceoffs.

Individually, Robbie Berndt paced the offense with five goals on 12 shots. Freshman Hayden Hunt, Jake Chintz, Will Pratt, Brooks Young, and Jimmy Parker each had two goals while Peter Brown and Pat DiMento finished with one score.

Defensively, 12 different players had caused turnovers led by Matt McJunkin, Joe Randazzo, and Ben Griffin, who each had two.

Finally, Cason Liles, Ryan Stubits, and Wil Friedman combined to go 19-of-22 on faceoffs.

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Players Mentioned

Robbie Berndt

#5 Robbie Berndt

A
6' 0"
Sophomore
Peter Brown

#2 Peter Brown

M
5' 6"
Sophomore
Jake Chintz

#37 Jake Chintz

M
5' 11"
Junior
Pat DiMento

#9 Pat DiMento

A
5' 9"
Sophomore
Wil Friedman

#38 Wil Friedman

M
5' 8"
Sophomore
Ben Griffin

#39 Ben Griffin

M
5' 11"
Junior
Hayden Hunt

#48 Hayden Hunt

A
5' 6"
Freshman
Cason Liles

#20 Cason Liles

M
5' 10"
Sophomore
Matt McJunkin

#21 Matt McJunkin

D
5' 10"
Senior
Jimmy Parker

#3 Jimmy Parker

M
6' 0"
Sophomore
Will Pratt

#27 Will Pratt

A
6' 2"
Freshman
Joe Randazzo

#25 Joe Randazzo

M
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Robbie Berndt

#5 Robbie Berndt

6' 0"
Sophomore
A
Peter Brown

#2 Peter Brown

5' 6"
Sophomore
M
Jake Chintz

#37 Jake Chintz

5' 11"
Junior
M
Pat DiMento

#9 Pat DiMento

5' 9"
Sophomore
A
Wil Friedman

#38 Wil Friedman

5' 8"
Sophomore
M
Ben Griffin

#39 Ben Griffin

5' 11"
Junior
M
Hayden Hunt

#48 Hayden Hunt

5' 6"
Freshman
A
Cason Liles

#20 Cason Liles

5' 10"
Sophomore
M
Matt McJunkin

#21 Matt McJunkin

5' 10"
Senior
D
Jimmy Parker

#3 Jimmy Parker

6' 0"
Sophomore
M
Will Pratt

#27 Will Pratt

6' 2"
Freshman
A
Joe Randazzo

#25 Joe Randazzo

6' 0"
Junior
M