No. 12 Mount Olive Defeats Bobcats 20-3

Mount Olive, N.C. – The 12^th-ranked University of Mount Olive men's lacrosse team took down the Bobcats of Lees-McRae 20-3 in Conference Carolinas competition Saturday afternoon at the Ray McDonald Sr Track and Field/Lacrosse Complex. 

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 12 Mount Olive 20, Lees-McRae
Records: Mount Olive (8-2, 2-0 CC), Lees-McRae (1-2, 0-2)
Location: Ray McDonald Sr, Track & Field/Lacrosse Complex, Mount Olive, N.C.

How It Happened
Play-by-Play

FIRST QUARTER

• Mount Olive came out of the gates firing as Jacob Ball scored first with 13:54 on the clock.
• Ball's goal started a nine-goal run by the Trojans that encompassed the entire first quarter as UMO held a 9-0 lead heading into the second.

SECOND QUARTER

• Lees-McRae scored first in the second quarter to stop the Mount Olive run 15 seconds into the quarter.
• Zach Ruettgers used a Jacob Ball pass to start another Mount Olive run as the Trojans went up 12-1 with 11:19 left before halftime.
• LMC scored a man-up goal before Gunner Parson answered with another goal before the half ended as UMO held an 11 goal advantage at the break.

THIRD QUARTER

• The third quarter Mount Olive outscored the Bobcats 3-to-1 and continued to hold onto their lead 17-3.

FOURTH QUARTER

• The final quarter was all UMO as the Trojans scored only three goals, but did not allow a goal either taking the final horn victory over Lees-McRae 20-3.

KEY STATS

• Jacob Ball and Zach Ruettgers led the Trojans with three goals each.
• Will Urban (W: 8-2, 2-0) tallied six saves on eight shots faced.

UP NEXT
Mount Olive will hit the road next to take on Florida Tech March 24. The first face-off is set for 12 p.m. from Melbourne, Fla.