Posted: Mar 03, 2018
Mount Olive, N.C. – The 16th-ranked University of Mount Olive men's lacrosse team took down the No. 11 Saint Leo University Lions 12-9 in non-conference competition Saturday afternoon at the Ray McDonald Sr Track and Field/Lacrosse Complex.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Mount Olive 12, Saint Leo 9
Records: Mount Olive (4-1), Saint Leo (4-1)
Location: Ray McDonald Sr, Track & Field/Lacrosse Complex, Mount Olive, N.C.
How It Happened
Play-by-Play
FIRST QUARTER
- Mount Olive struck first in the game as Jacob Ball scored with 11:19 on the clock to give UMO the early lead.
- Three Saint Leo penalties with 7:07 remaining in the quarter, gave the Trojans a three-man up power-play and Tyler Keele executed the opportunity to perfection scoring with 6:38 on the clock.
- The Lions fought back with a goal with 5:49 left as Kyle Pauwels brought the deficit to 2-1.
- Thatcher Clark three minutes later added another UMO goal to give the Trojans a 3-1 lead.
- Saint Leo took the Trojans' lead back to one with a Matt Shand goal and UMO led 3-2 going into the second quarter.
SECOND QUARTER
- Brody Sullivan started Mount Olive off with a goal 38 seconds into the quarter to extend the lead back to two.
- The Lions countered with a goal at the 13:25 mark and The Trojans held a slim 4-3 lead.
- Keele picked up his second goal of the game at the 11:18 mark and at the subsequent face-off Peyton Bickford not only won the face-off but scored all within 10 seconds as UMO jumped out to a 6-3 lead.
- UMO went on to score two more goals in the quarter and went into the break up 8-4.
THIRD QUARTER
- Tim Collins and Jacob Ball scored the only two goals in the third quarter that saw Saint Leo out-score the Trojans 3-to-2 and Mount Olive 10-7.
FOURTH QUARTER
- The final quarter Mount Olive and Saint Leo exchanged goals but UMO drained the clocked and held on to take down the Lions 12-9.
KEY STATS
- Ball led the Trojans with three goals.
- Between the posts, Will Urban (W: 4-1) took the win, making 14 saves on 23 shots.
UP NEXT
Mount Olive will return to action March 6 when the Trojans will take on Walsh at the Ray McDonald Track and Field/Lacrosse Complex. The first face-off is set for 3 p.m.
