Photo Courtesy of Stacey Wylie
GREENWOOD, S.C. – The Lees-McRae College men's lacrosse team fell on the road at Lander Saturday afternoon by a score of 18-8. The loss moves Lees-McRae's record to 0-4 on the 2020 season. Jackson Galloway led the Bobcats with four goals and one assist in the contest.
Lander began Saturday's contest clicking on all cylinders offensively. The Bearcats scored eight of the nine goals in the first quarter to stake themselves to an early lead. Lander was able to tack on a few more goals to take a 14-3 lead into the halftime intermission.
Lees-McRae came back in the second half and fared much better as it outscored Lander 5-4 over the final two quarters. However, the Bearcats built up a big enough cushion to hold on for 18-8 victory over the Bobcats.
In addition to Galloway's performance mentioned above, four other Bobcats registered points on the day. Mike Moore added three points with a goal and a pair of assists. Craig Barr chipped in a goal and assist, while Ryan Beauchamp and Bryce James added single goals as well.
Jack Cruz made his second straight start in goal for Lees-McRae and took the loss Saturday. Cruz did make a career-high 20 saves in 38 shots faced on the day.
Lees-McRae will be back in action on Wednesday when it heads to Charlotte to take on Queens in a non-conference matchup. First face-off between the Royals and Bobcats is set for 7 p.m.
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