Posted: Mar 18, 2017
Belmont, N.C. – The 9th-ranked University of Mount Olive men's lacrosse team fell to No. 6 Belmont Abbey 16-4 on Saturday afternoon in Belmont, N.C.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Belmont Abbey 16, Mount Olive 4
Records: Mount Olive (5-2, 0-1 CC), Belmont Abbey (6-1, 2-0 CC)
Location: Alumni Field, Belmont, N.C.
How It Happened
Play-by-Play
FIRST QUARTER
- The first quarter was all Belmont Abbey as the Crusaders opened up a 5-0 advantage.
SECOND QUARTER
- The Crusaders' offense was slowed in the second quarter with only two goals, however Mount Olive was held scoreless heading into halftime.
THIRD QUARTER
- UMO's Cody Graden finally halted the Belmont Abbey run with the Trojans first goal with 11:40 left in the third quarter to decrease the Crusaders' lead to 9-1.
- Davyd Powell brought the Trojans closer moments later with 10:24 remaining with his unassisted goal.
- BAC ended the half on a 4-0 run to extend the Crusaders lead to 13-2.
FOURTH QUARTER
- The Trojans scored two goals in the fourth but were unable to complete a comeback as Mount Olive fell 16-4.
KEY STATS
- Mount Olive had four different Trojans record a goal in the game.
- Junior Will Urban (5-2) suffered the loss in between the pipes with seven saves.
UP NEXT
Mount Olive will return to the Ray McDonald Sr. Track & Field/Lacrosse Complex on March 25 when the Trojans host North Greenville at 1 p.m.