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2/14/2026 | 1:00 PM


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History

HICKORY N.C. – Men’s Lacrosse opened their season with a tight 13-10 loss against No. 2 Tampa on Saturday. 

Owen Scott led the Bears with a career-high four goals. This is the most goals in a season opener since Toron Eccleston scored four against Maryville in 2023. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: #2 Tampa 13, #7 Lenoir-Rhyne 10

Records: Tampa (3-0), Lenoir-Rhyne (0-1)

Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz STadium

STORY OF THE GAME


Nate Serrano scored the first goal of Lenoir-Rhyne’s season six minutes into the game.
Down 6-4, Serrano and Owen Scott scored back-to-back goals to tie things up at 6-6 with 6:41 left in the first half.
Tampa scored the final two goals of the opening half to head into the locker room with an 8-6 advantage.
The Spartans came out with some fire in the third quarter, scoring four of the first five goals.
Despite owning the possession and out-shooting Tampa 11-2 in the fourth, Lenoir-Rhyne managed just one goal.

STATS OF THE GAME


Owen Scott led the team with four goals, followed by Nate Serrano (2) and Jarrett Huff (2). 
Gavin Stabile made seven saves in his collegiate debut.
Both teams were 50% on face offs.
Lenoir-Rhyne out-shot Tampa 37-29 and had just 13 turnovers compared to the Spartans’ 16.
No team scored on extra man opportunities.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:


Tampa holds an 8-5 lead in the all-time series.
This was Tampa’s first win over the Bears since February 19, 2023, breaking a three-game Lenoir-Rhyne win streak.
Lenoir-Rhyne hadn’t lost a season opener since a 12-11 defeat against Indianapolis in 2022.

NEXT UP: The Bears hit the road next Saturday when they travel to Winter Park, Florida, to take on Rollins. The Tars are 1-1 after defeating Florida Southern 12-5 in their opener and falling to Florida Tech 13-9 earlier today. Face off is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.