Men's Lacrosse 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM

Eagles Downed by Roanoke

Box Score

SALEM, Va. -- The Bridgewater College men's lacrosse team dropped a 19-14 decision to Roanoke in ODAC play on Wednesday night.

The Basics

How It Happened

Roanoke scored the game's first goal with 11:45 left in the first quarter, but Trevor McClelland tied the contest less than 20 seconds later with an assist from Connor McLean.
The Maroons tallied the next three goals and assumed a 4-1 lead with just under 10 minutes in the period.
The Eagles went on a three-goal run of their own with scores from Hayden Gourley, McClelland and Sam Homick to tied the game at 4-4 with 4:22 on the clock.
Roanoke again went on a three-goal run to retake the lead, 7-4, as Chris Martel and Homick each scored to cut the lead to 7-6.
A back-and-forth second quarter saw Roanoke outscore BC 5-4 and move ahead 12-9 at halftime.
The Maroons picked up another two goals in the third quarter to moe ahead 14-9 as Bridgewater scored four of the next five goals to trim the deficit to 15-13 heading into the final period of play.
The Eagles were held to just one goal in the fourth quarter via Lucas Johnson from Korey Polo as the Maroons held on for a 19-14 finish.

Match Notes

McClelland and Homick each finished with four goals to lead the way offensively.
McLean tallied two goals and three assists to finish with a five-point performance.
Gabriel Alexander led the team with eight ground balls, while Ryan Addison picked up three and Homick, Josh Goodwin, McLean, Trent Cheyney and Grant Nyland all had two apiece.
Grayson Rech finished with two ground balls as well to go along with three caused turnovers. Goodwin also finished with three caused turnovers.
Robbie Noyes recorded a career-high 19 saves in the loss.
The home side outshot the Eagles 58-38 and held a 49-26 edge in ground balls.

Up Next

The Eagles return to action on Saturday, April 9, for an ODAC contest against Guilford at the Jopson Athletic Complex. The game is set to begin at 1 pm.

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