BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Garvin Johnson registered a hat trick and went 7-17 from the face-off, but Lees-McRae men's lacrosse fell to Belmont Abbey, 21-7, in Conference Carolinas play on Wednesday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: RV Belmont Abbey – 21, Lees-McRae– 7
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Belmont Abbey (8-2/4-0), Lees-McRae (3-8/1-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Belmont Abbey started the game with three goals in the first half of the first period. Spence Combs got the Bobcats on the board at the 7:06 mark of the first quarter. Dryden Murrell and Adam Ross tallied goals to tie the contest at three goals apiece.
- The Crusaders ended the first quarter with two goals and led 10-3 at the halftime break. Belmont Abbey scored 11 more times in the second half and collected the 21-7 win on Tate Field.
- Combs scored once more in the fourth quarter and Johnson recorded three goals in the final 15 minutes of today's game.
- Belmont Abbey went 4-6 on man-up opportunities and collected 36 ground balls to the Bobcats' 25 on the day.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae faces Barton on Saturday, April 5 in Wilson, North Carolina at 1 p.m. in a Conference Carolinas contest.
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