MEMPHIS - The University of the South men's lacrosse team used an overtime goal by
Ashton Anton to lift the Tigers to a 9-8 victory over Rhodes College on Sunday from Crain Field.
Now 4-0 in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play, the Tigers can clinch the regular season crown with a win on Saturday, April 8 against Berry and a Centre loss versus Oglethorpe.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (9-3, 4-0) 9, Rhodes (8-5, 2-2) 8 | OT
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Tied at two goals apiece late in the first quarter, the Lynx used a Connor Casey goal to make it 3-2 with less than a minute remaining in the stanza.
-In the second quarter, after a delay of game penalty, Rhodes took advantage of the man-up opportunity to improve the score to 4-2.
-The Lynx made it 6-3 with a late goal by Dylan Farley at the halftime horn.
-Trailing 7-4 with four minutes left in the third, after Rhodes turned the ball over on the face off,
Will Wyckoff scored the Tigers' fifth goal of the afternoon and trailed 7-5 after 45 minutes.
-In the first five minutes of the fourth stanza,
Davis Gillenwater and
Luke Valentine helped even the score at seven goals apiece.
-However, after a Sewanee violation on the face off, the Lynx reclaimed the lead.
-The Purple Tigers evened the game with an
Ashton Anton goal with 5:40 remaining.
-From there, neither team could find the back of the cage, and the contest was forced into overtime.
-For Sewanee, it is the third overtime game of the season, and the Tigers started the extra period off strong by winning the opening face off.
-45 seconds later, Anton's second goal of the game and 20th of the season gave the Purple and White the victory. For Anton, it is the third game-winning goal of the 2023 campaign.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Devon Root laced a hat trick on seven shots to pace the offense.
Luke Valentine and
Ashton Anton each had two goals.
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Jack Selner led the defense with three caused turnovers, while
Joe Orem added two forced turnovers and four ground balls.
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Drew Perun won 8-of-17 on the face off, and
Greg Ix (8-3) stopped 12 shots in the overtime win.
RHODES KEY STATISTICS
-Conor Casey and Dyla Farley posted two goals each to lead Rhodes. Jake Gobel won 11-of-20 face offs.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will return home for the program's final two games of the regular season. The Tigers will host Berry College in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play on Saturday from historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium.
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