BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The Bridgewater College men's lacrosse team took a 9-8 win over Greensboro Wednesday evening in their season home opener.  

The Basics 

Scores: Bridgewater 9, Greensboro 8 

Records: Bridgewater (4-0), Greensboro (4-1) 

How it Happened 

• Bridgewater quickly got on the board with an unassisted goal from Jake Wagner 30 seconds into the contest. After a seven-minute scoring drought from both teams, Greensboro responded by scoring with 7:55 remaining in the opening period. Greensboro scored again with 4:29 remaining in the period after a shot attempt immediately after scooping a ground ball on a blocked shot. Luke Wendler evened the score at 2-2 with 2:12 remaining in the quarter. With 40 seconds remaining in the period, Issac Beals connected with Alex Garbarino on a man-up opportunity. Despite missing a couple of shot attempts in the waning seconds of the period, the goal gave BC a 3-2 advantage heading into the second quarter. 

• Both teams were only able to score one goal apiece in the second quarter. Greensboro scored a little over two minutes into the quarter to tie the contest at 3-3. Isaac Beals scored on an assist from Tyler Pinto with 6:55 remaining in the half to give the Eagles the lead. 

• The Beals-Pinto connection found the back of the net within the first 30 seconds of the second half on an extra man opportunity, giving Bridgewater their largest lead of the competition. The Pride replied with a man-up goal of their own with 9:17 remaining in the third quarter. Seconds later, Killian Krapfl won the faceoff and added a goal to his stat sheet. Greensboro scored again a minute later to cut their deficit to one. With 5:10 remaining, Pinto found Wendler for his third assist of the affair, making the score 7-5 favoring Bridgewater. With 3:46 remaining, GC's Seth Woods secured a hat trick with an unassisted goal. Greensboro found the back of the net once more to tie the game at 7-7. Tristan Lee found the back of the net with 1:26 remaining in the period to put Bridgewater back in the driver's seat. 

• Greensboro was plagued with penalties in the final period, allowing four extra man opportunities for the Eagles. Despite this, the Pride found the back of the net with 6:05 remaining in the contest to tie the score at 8-8. With 2:16 remaining, Ryan Linn connected with fellow team captain Riley Stewart for the game winning goal, handing the Pride their first loss of the season. 

Match Notes 

• Greensboro's penalties allowed 10 extra man opportunities for the Eagles. Bridgewater managed to convert on two of these opportunities. 

• Bridgewater's 4-0 start on the season is their best since 2019. 

• Bridgewater is now 3-0 in the series against Greensboro. This is the closest margin of victory in this matchup. 

• Despite the tight score, Bridgewater recorded 47 shots compared to Greensboro's 28. Greensboro's Braeden Mitchell tallied 20 saves.  

• Issac Beals and Tyler Pinto were the leading scorers for the Eagles. Beals recorded two goals and one assist for three points, while Pinto recorded three assists for three points. Pinto tied his career high in assists. 

• Killian Krapfl was 9-16 in the faceoff circle in the contest. Krapfl picked up his second goal of the season and the third of his collegiate career. 

What's Next? 

Bridgewater takes a two-week hiatus from competiton before hosting Berry on Saturday, Mar. 7 at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed live on FloCollege.