SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South men's lacrosse team took advantage of a man-up goal with 1:58 left in regulation, but Hendrix College forced the game into overtime and picked up the 11-10 victory, Friday night from historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Hendrix (6-5, 2-2) 11, Sewanee (4-7, 2-2) 10 | OT
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-A defensive battle throughout the contest, Sewanee got on the board with back-to-back goals by
Luke Valentine to give Sewanee the 2-1 lead after a period of play.
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Will Wyckoff made it a 3-1 lead with his early second quarter goal, but the Warriors responded with back-to-back goals of their own with 5:46 left in the half.
-Hendrix had multiple opportunities to take the lead in the final three minutes of the half, but a strong defensive presence, along with
Greg Ix's two saves, kept the score even at three goals apiece.
-After Valentine gave the Tigers the lead again, 4-3, the Warriors responded with four straight goals to lead 7-4 late in the period. Sewanee earned a much needed goal to cut the deficit by two at the end of the period thanks to a
Devon Root strike with a
Ryan Hofstetter's pass.
-After winning the face off to start the final stanza, Hofstetter made it a one-goal game, 7-6 with 14 minutes left in regulation. However, the Warriors responded with a goal to push the lead back to two with less than 10 minutes left.
-Nearly a minute later, Hofstetter scored again after a Hendrix turnover on the face off.
-With seven minutes left in the game, also off a Warrior turnover, Hofstetter made it an 8-8 score as he achieved the hat trick.
-Hendrix would not go away for Sewnee, as the Warriors made it a 9-8 game with five minutes left. On the next possession, after
Charlie Warren won the face off on a violation, Hofstetter found the back of the cage again for his fourth goal of the period and evened the score once again, 9-9.
-With less than two minutes remaining in regulation, Sewanee took advantage of Hendrix being man-down due to a pushing penalty. Valentine gave the Purple Tigers the 10-9 edge thanks to a
Drew Mullen dime.
-Unfortunately, after a Sewanee turnover, Hendrix went down the field to even the score with 53 seconds in regulation.
-The Warriors would win the ensuing face off, but they would not get a shot on-target, and the game was forced into overtime.
-The extra period started off well for the Tigers, as they won the face off, but a turnover gave the Warriors the ball back. 2:10 into the extra period, Alec Davis sent the visitors to Danville, Ky. happy with the game-winning goal.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Charlie Warren won 16 face offs with 10 ground balls on the night.
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Luke Valentine and
Ryan Hofstetter each tallied five points by scoring four goals and assisted on one goal. All four of Hofstetter's strikes came in the final period.
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Greg Ix (1-3) made eight saves in 61 minutes.
HENDRIX KEY STATISTICS
-Alec Davis scored four times to lead the Warriors, while Maximus LaMendola scored five points on four assists and a goal.
-Ian Domeika saved 17 shots in 61 minutes.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will celebrate Senior Day with Rhodes College on Sunday afternoon at noon.
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