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harrison fuller vs southwestern, saa semifinals
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Southwestern (Tex.) SOUTHWES 7-10, 3-3
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Winner Sewanee SEWANEE 12-5, 6-0
Southwestern (Tex.) SOUTHWES
7-10, 3-3
11
Final
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Sewanee SEWANEE
12-5, 6-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southwestern (Tex.) SOUTHWES 5 3 3 0 11
Sewanee SEWANEE 4 4 3 2 13

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Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Fuller, Kennedy net hat tricks, Tigers advance to SAA Championships

DANVILLE, Ky. – Robert Freeman scored the game-winning goal with just over five minutes remaining, while Harrison Fuller and Will Kennedy each recorded hat tricks to lift Sewanee's men's lacrosse team past Southwestern, 13-11, in the SAA Semifinals and into its fifth consecutive conference championship appearance.

Freeman finished with two goals and an assist to go along with two ground balls and a caused turnover. Kennedy added three caused turnovers and two ground balls alongside his three goals. Manoli Loupassi contributed a goal and two assists, while Charles Moran tallied a goal and an assist with four ground balls. Henry Westfall added a goal, an assist, and two ground balls.

Hudson Jones led the Tigers with six ground balls, and Beau Burnette caused three turnovers while picking up two ground balls.

Fuller jumpstarted the Tigers early, scoring just 29 seconds into the contest after Max Bensing won the opening faceoff and Jones collected the ground ball. Southwestern responded 38 seconds later to even the score. Another faceoff win, this time by Benton Sullivan, and a ground ball from Jones led to a quick goal from Westfall to make it 2-1.

The Pirates answered again to tie the game before Burnette forced a turnover, leading to Fuller's second goal. Southwestern capitalized on a Sewanee turnover to even the score once more, but Moran responded after a caused turnover, finishing a feed from Loupassi to give the Tigers the lead. Southwestern closed the quarter with two goals in 27 seconds, including a man-up tally, to take the lead into the second period.

Sewanee opened the second quarter with a surge, scoring three straight goals. Westfall found Kennedy to tie the game at five, and Loupassi connected with Kennedy 44 seconds later to give Sewanee the lead. Moran then assisted Sage Cookerly on a man-up goal with 10:16 remaining to extend the advantage to two.

Southwestern battled back, as Matthew Swandal netted his third goal of the game before the Pirates tied the contest at seven with 3:57 left. Southwestern won the ensuing faceoff and scored again, sending the game into halftime tied.

Swandal opened the third quarter scoring, but Gus Albright set up Loupassi with 10:27 on the clock to even the game once again. The Tigers capitalized on another extra-man opportunity when Freeman found Kennedy for the go-ahead goal. Southwestern quickly responded with two goals in a 40-second span to reclaim the lead.

Late in the third, John Openshaw gathered a rebound and buried the equalizer, sending the game into the final period tied at 11.

The fourth quarter remained scoreless until Freeman broke through from behind the cage, netting the game-winner with 5:07 remaining. Tyler Clary followed with a caused turnover and ground ball, and Fuller added an insurance goal with 1:55 left.

Bensing secured the ensuing faceoff, allowing Sewanee to run out the clock and punch its ticket to the 2026 SAA Championship.

The Tigers will face the winner of Centre and Rhodes in the SAA Championship on Saturday at Noon ET / 11 a.m. CT.
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Players Mentioned

Gus Albright

#8 Gus Albright

LSM
5' 11"
Junior
Max Bensing

#10 Max Bensing

FO
5' 8"
Sophomore
Beau Burnette

#16 Beau Burnette

D
6' 0"
Junior
Sage Cookerly

#7 Sage Cookerly

A
6' 0"
Senior
Robert Freeman

#27 Robert Freeman

A
6' 0"
Senior
Hudson Jones

#57 Hudson Jones

SSDM
5' 9"
Sophomore
Will Kennedy

#46 Will Kennedy

A
5' 8"
Junior
Manoli Loupassi

#1 Manoli Loupassi

A
6' 5"
Junior
Charles Moran

#48 Charles Moran

A
5' 10"
Senior
Henry Westfall

#50 Henry Westfall

M
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Gus Albright

#8 Gus Albright

5' 11"
Junior
LSM
Max Bensing

#10 Max Bensing

5' 8"
Sophomore
FO
Beau Burnette

#16 Beau Burnette

6' 0"
Junior
D
Sage Cookerly

#7 Sage Cookerly

6' 0"
Senior
A
Robert Freeman

#27 Robert Freeman

6' 0"
Senior
A
Hudson Jones

#57 Hudson Jones

5' 9"
Sophomore
SSDM
Will Kennedy

#46 Will Kennedy

5' 8"
Junior
A
Manoli Loupassi

#1 Manoli Loupassi

6' 5"
Junior
A
Charles Moran

#48 Charles Moran

5' 10"
Senior
A
Henry Westfall

#50 Henry Westfall

6' 0"
Junior
M