Trojans Advance To Conference Tournament Semifinals With 24-5 Win Over Lees-McRae

Trojans Advance To Conference Tournament Semifinals With 24-5 Win Over Lees-McRae

Game Leaders

Mount Olive
G: Jesse Mitchell - 5
A: 3 Players (#9, #27, #43) - 2
Sv: Will Urban - 6
GB: Brett Kingston - 4
Lees-McRae
G: Alec Molander - 2
A: Dane Carney - 2
Sv: Cameron Castle - 19
GB: 3 Players (#22, #28, #31) - 2

Team Stats

Lees-McRae
Mount Olive

Shots

20
67

Ground Balls

11
27

Saves

19
7

Clears

16-22
18-20

Turnovers

25
16

Face Offs Won

9
24

Man Up

0-4
1-2
full stats
Posted: Apr 25, 2017

Mount Olive, N.C. – The 15th-ranked University of Mount Olive men's lacrosse team defeated Lees-McRae College, 24-5, in the quarterfinals of the Conference Carolinas Men's Lacrosse Tournament on Tuesday afternoon at the Ray McDonald Sr. Track & Field/Lacrosse Complex. 

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Mount Olive 24, Lees-McRae 5
Records: Mount Olive (11-4), Lees-McRae (5-11)
Location: Ray McDonald Sr. Track & Field/Lacrosse Complex, Mount Olive, N.C.

How It Happened
Play-by-Play

FIRST QUARTER

  • Mount Olive scored first just 42 seconds into the game as sophomore Austin Whitlow scored an unassisted goal to push the Trojans in front.
  • Lees-McRae responded with three-straight goals over a span of just over three minutes that gave the Bobcats a 3-1 lead with 7:54 left in the quarter.
  • Seniors Jesse Mitchell and Eddie Hendrickson tied the game at three with a goal each.
  • UMO closed the opening quarter with two more goals that gave the Trojans the 5-3 advantage after 15 minutes.

SECOND QUARTER

  • The Trojans dominated the second quarter as UMO outscored the Bobcats 7-0 and took a 12-3 lead into halftime.

THIRD QUARTER

  • Junior Cody Graden recorded the first goal of the second half increasing UMO's lead to 13-3 with 10:01 left in the quarter.
  • After Lees-McRae scored to cut its deficit to single digits at 13-4, UMO scored five unanswered goals to close the quarter to grab an 18-4 advantage.

FOURTH QUARTER

  • The final quarter was controlled by the Trojans as UMO outscored the Bobcats, 6-1, and Mount Olive earned the 24-5 victory.

KEY STATS

  • Mitchell led the Trojans with a career-high five goals in the win.
  • Also recording a hat trick in the victory was senior Brett Kingston.
  • Kingston also led the way for UMO with nine ground balls in the win
  • Between the posts, Urban (W: 11-4) earned the victory, making six saves on 10 shots in 45 minutes in goal.
  • The 24 goals tied a program record for most goals in a single game.
  • UMO outshot the Bobcats 67-20 in the win.

UP NEXT
Mount Olive travels to Tigerville, S.C. for the Conference Carolinas Tournament semifinals where UMO will take on second-seeded Belmont Abbey College on Friday evening at approximately 7 p.m.