Lees-McRae LMCM(1~1 0-2

Mars Hill MHUM 1-1

Lees-McRae LMCM(1~1

0-2

Final

Feb. 08, 2023

Mars Hill MHUM

1-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Lees-McRae LMCM(1~1	1	2	0	1	4
Mars Hill MHUM	4	1	4	1	10

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | 2/8/2023 9:32:00 PM

Liam Murphy Records 19 Saves in Men's Lacrosse's Loss at Mars Hill

MARS HILL, N.C. – Liam Murphy collected 19 saves as Lees-McRae men's lacrosse dropped a non-conference contest to Mars Hill, 10-4, on Wednesday night. Spence Combs led the Bobcats with two goals.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mars Hill – 10; Lees-McRae – 4
LOCATION: Meares Stadium – Mars Hill, North Carolina
RECORDS: Mars Hill (1-1/0-0), Lees-McRae (0-2/0-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Lees-McRae was outshot on the night, 52-15, with the Lions having 29 shots on goal to the Bobcats' 12. Mars Hill won the ground ball battle also with 36 ground ball pickups to the Bobcats' 30.
The Bobcats opened the first period with a goal as Combs found the back of the net with 10:50 left in the first. Mars Hill closed the opening period with four straight goals to take the three-goal advantage into the second quarter.
Clay Adams scored his second goal of the season at the 9:39 mark of the second quarter, but the Lions quickly answered with a goal of their own in a little under a minute of action. Combs buried his second goal of the contest with 6:25 left in the period and the Bobcats only trailed 5-3 heading into the halftime break.
Mars Hill used a four-goal run in the third quarter to take the 9-3 lead and secured the victory at 10-4 after the final whistle.
Ayden Fraelle tallied his third collegiate goal of the season to join his teammates in the scoring column on the night. L. Murphy also led the Bobcats with 15 ground ball pickups and Logan Ryan, Calvin Matlock, and Tyler Woolridge each had a caused turnover on the evening.

FOR THE LIONS:

Josh McCallion paced Mars Hill with a hat trick on the night and tallied four points in the victory. Trevor Stroud and Trevor Kennedy also found the goal twice for the Lions.
AJ Howland went 11-15 from the face-off for Mars Hill.

UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's lacrosse opens their home portion of the 2023 schedule on Saturday, Feb. 11 as the Bobcats welcome Malone to Banner Elk. The contest is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.

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Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Home Team Score
1st Period		LMCM(1~1	MHUM
10:50	LMCM(1~1 - Spence Combs	1	0
07:02	MHUM - Austin Stroud	1	1
05:58	MHUM - George Yanssens Assisted by Josh McCallion	1	2
04:55	MHUM - John Hommel Assisted by Bo Bitzer	1	3
03:42	MHUM - Brandon Woodward Assisted by Cole Ross	1	4
2nd Period		LMCM(1~1	MHUM
09:39	LMCM(1~1 - Clay Adams Assisted by Ryan Bird	2	4
08:41	MHUM - Austin Stroud	2	5
06:25	LMCM(1~1 - Spence Combs	3	5
3rd Period		LMCM(1~1	MHUM
13:24	MHUM - Josh McCallion Assisted by Austin Stroud	3	6
04:54	MHUM - Josh McCallion Assisted by Brandon Woodward	3	7
03:04	MHUM - Trevor Kennedy Assisted by George Yanssens	3	8
02:36	MHUM - Trevor Kennedy Assisted by George Yanssens	3	9
4th Period		LMCM(1~1	MHUM
03:46	LMCM(1~1 - Ayden Fraelle Assisted by Spence Combs	4	9
01:36	MHUM - Josh McCallion Assisted by Austin Stroud	4	10