WILSON, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's lacrosse battled Palm Beach Atlantic on Friday afternoon, but the Sailfish picked up the 12-11 win in Wilson.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Palm Beach Atlantic – 12, Lees-McRae– 11
LOCATION: Truist Stadium – Wilson, North Carolina
RECORDS: PBA (1-0); Lees-McRae (0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- PBA jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before Cayden Onagi and the Bobcats got on the board with 5:02 to play in the first quarter.
- Lees-McRae answered with four straight goals and led 4-3 at the 11:16 mark of the second period. PBA's Braylon Baker tied the contest at four goals and two sides headed into halftime deadlocked at 4-4.
- The Bobcats regained the lead at 5-4 and led 9-5 after a goal from Zack Gignac with 5:21 left in the third quarter. PBA then went on a 6-0 scoring run and led 11-9 with 10 minutes left in the game.
- Onagi recorded his fifth goal of the game as the Bobcats trailed by one with 7:40 left. The Sailfish scored a man-up goal with 6:48 remaining, but the Bobcats continued to pressure and scored with 3:08 left via Carter Whissell.
- PBA held off a last-second shot from Cole Morris and PBA picked the 12-11 in their season opener.
- Onagi led the Bobcats with five goals and one assist. Morris and Adam Ross followed with two goals apiece. Gignac and Whissell rounded out the scoring with one goal apiece.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae heads to Newberry, South Carolina to face Newberry on Monday, February 9 at 3 p.m.
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