MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's lacrosse opened Conference Carolinas on Saturday afternoon at Mount Olive, but the Trojans picked up the 21-7 win on their home field.
Spence Combs had four goals to lead the Bobcats on the day.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive – 21; Lees-McRae – 7
LOCATION: Ray McDonald Complex
– Mount Olive, North Carolina
RECORDS: Mount Olive (4-3/1-0), Lees-McRae (3-2/0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- UMO jumped out to 4-0 lead before Tyler Flannelly scored his 12th goal of the season with 4:26 left in the first quarter. The Trojans ended the quarter with three straight goals to lead 7-1.
- Mount Olive tallied four more goals in the second quarter and earned the 21-7 win in their Conference Carolinas opener.
- Combs led the Bobcats with four goals and recorded one caused turnover. Ryan Bird, Jones Hobgood, and Flannelly all scored for Lees-McRae in the contest.
- Eddie Patterson made 13 saves in goal for Lees-McRae and Hobgood had six ground balls and three caused turnovers in the game.
FOR THE TROJANS:
- Aidan Lalonde led Mount Olive with five goals on the day. Matthew Ateshian and Benjamin Vanderkley had hat tricks on the afternoon.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae faces Belmont Abbey on Wednesday, March 20 in Belmont, North Carolina at 5:30 p.m.
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