NASHVILLE - The University of the South men's lacrosse team battled in an intensive defensive contest with Messiah University from Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. The Tigers defeated the Falcons, 8-7 on Friday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (3-2) 8, Messiah (4-2) 7
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-An offensive first quarter, the Purple and White rolled to a 3-0 lead.
Davis Gillenwater started the game with a goal with less than 11 minutes left in the period.
-Later in the quarter,
JoJo Fogarty made it a 2-0 lead for the Purple Tigers.
-Near the end of the quarter, after
Jack Selner forced a turnover and a
Mac Elliott picked up the ground ball,
Ashton Anton later struck for the Tigers' third goal of the quarter.
-To start the second quarter,
Charlie Warren won the face off, and later,
Jack Westfall struck for the goal to push Sewanee's lead to 4-0.
-Westfall was around again with under eight minutes left in the half. After Anton picked up the ground ball on a Sewanee shot attempt, Westfall found the back of the cage to make it 5-0.
-After Messiah got the ball back on an out-of-bounds situation, the Falcons went down the field and scored their first goal of the game with 5:52 left in the half.
-Messiah added a late first half goal to make it a 5-2 game at the break.
-The Falcons started the third stanza with a quick strike to make it a 5-3 lead for the Tigers. Adding another goal, Messiah had a one-goal deficit with 9:10 left in the third.
-Sewanee had goals from
Devon Root and
Phelps Thomas to give the Tigers the 7-5 lead after three quarters.
-A defensive bout for most of the final stanza, a key insurance goal by
Davis Gillenwater would be beneficial for the Tigers late.
-Messiah had two goals, one via man-up, with under a minute left in the game, but the Tigers stood tall to pick up the victory.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Davis Gillenwater and
Jack Westfall each scored two goals for Sewanee in the victory.
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Jack Selner forced four turnovers in the win, while
Stew Moxley picked up four ground balls.
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Greg Ix (3-2) stopped six shots to pick up the dub inside the cage.
MESSIAH KEY STATISTICS
-Dean Gillette, Zach Drake and Aaron Show each had two goals for the Falcons.
-Josh Grove (4-2) made 11 saves in the loss.
UP NEXT
The Tigers return to historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium for a Monday afternoon showdown with Scranton. Face off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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