SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South men's lacrosse team rolled to a 13-6 victory over Augustana College, 13-6, Tuesday night from historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (7-3) 13, Augustana (4-4) 6
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Augustana got the scoring going with 11:11 left in the opening quarter, but that would be the only time Augie would lead in the game. After
Alec Jazaeri caused a turnover, Sewanee cleared the ball and
Jake Cohen netted the first goal of the game with 7:09 left in the opening period.
-After
Drew Perun won the ensuing face off, he ran down the field and scored to give the Tigers the 2-1 lead.
-The Vikings responded by winning the next face off, and with 6:17 left in the period, Brenson Brown tied it up at two goals apiece.
-With over 90 seconds left in the period,
Davis Gillenwater gave the Tigers the lead for good with his 15th of the season.
-Sewanee took a 7-4 lead into the locker room and had the 11-4 advantage after three quarters.
-Limiting Augustana to 26 shots, 12 on goal, the Tigers defense forced 15 turnovers and saw the visitors go 15-of-30 on clear attempts.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-11 Tigers scored in the win on Tuesday, led by two each by
Luke Valentine and
Ashton Anton.
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Charlie Warren won 10-of-12 face offs with six ground balls, while
Davis Gillenwater and
Jack Selner each forced two turnovers.
-Between the pipes,
Greg Ix (6-3) stopped six shots in full time.
AUGUSTANA KEY STATISTICS
-Brenson Brown and Elijah Graesser had two goals each for the Vikings.
-Erick Singdahlsen saved 11 shots in the first half.
UP NEXT
The Tigers are back in Southern Athletic Association play this weekend. Sewanee will travel to Hendrix College on Friday night at 7 p.m.
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