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MELBOURNE, FL – The Lenoir-Rhyne men’s lacrosse team took care of business on Sunday, defeating No. 3 seeded Florida Tech 15-8 to advance to the NCAA quartefinals for the sixth time in program history.
The Bears never trailed in this one, leading 8-2 after one quarter and holding at least a five-goal lead for the rest of the game. Owen Peters made 13 crucial saves in the win.
Jarrett Huff tied Lenoir-Rhyne’s NCAA Tournament points record with seven (3g, 4a). Donovan Powell led the Bears with five goals, one shy of LR’s tournament record.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: (6) Lenoir-Rhyne 15, (3) Florida Tech 8
Records: #9 Lenoir-Rhyne (12-4), #7 Florida Tech (12-5)
Location: Melbourne, Fla. | Rick Stottler Field
STORY OF THE GAME
Lenoir-Rhyne jumped out to a 3-0 lead just over two minutes in thanks to goals from Owen Scott, Cooper Starcke, and Donovan Powell.
Morgan Madish scored the final two goals of the quarter to put the Bears up 8-2 after one.
The Bears out-shot the Panthers 20-6 in the opening quarter.
Powell scored with five seconds left in the half and Lenoir-Rhyne went into the locker room up 11-3.
Florida Tech opened the third on a 3-0 run before two consecutive goals from Powell gave Lenoir-Rhyne the momentum back.
Nate Serrano scored Lenoir-Rhyne’s only two goals of the fourth as the visitors worked the clock to preserve the victory.
STATS OF THE GAME
Five Bears finished with multiple goals, led by Donovan Powell’s five and Jarrett Huff’s three.
Owen Peters made 13 saves, giving him double digit saves in back-to-back games for the first time in his Bear career.
Freshman Mac Murphy caused three turnovers.
Matthew Mancini was 12-19 on face-offs.
Florida Tech out-shot the Bears 42-40 but put just 21 of those on goal, compared to 26 for Lenoir-Rhyne.
Both teams finished with 13 turnovers.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
This was Florida Tech’s first NCAA appearance.
Lenoir-Rhyne now has 11 NCAA tournament victories, six of which have been away from home.
Donovan Powell’s 14 goals are tied with Will Canata for the fourth most NCAA Tournament goals in program history.
Jarrett Huff’s 10 NCAA Tournament assists are third in program history.
NEXT UP: Lenoir-Rhyne will host an NCAA quarterfinal matchup against SAC foe Anderson on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. The No. 7 seeded Trojans upset No. 2 seeded Wingate 21-13 in their matchup today. More information will be released in the coming days.