Men's Lacrosse overpowers Bethany
The Muskingum men's lacrosse team overpowered Bethany on Wednesday night, 16-5.
Bethany (WV)
1-1
5
Muskingum
2-0
16
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Bethany (WV)
G:
Will Gatling
- 2
A:
3 Players
(#0,
#19,
#42)
- 1
Sv:
Andrew Smith
- 20
GB:
Nicholas Melita
- 8
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Bethany (WV) | Muskingum |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 18 | 63 |
| Ground Balls | 41 | 63 |
| Saves | 24 | 7 |
| Clears | 19-22 | 19-22 |
| Turnovers | 39 | 19 |
| Face Offs Won | 15 | 8 |
| Man Up | 0-10 | 2-12 |
February 27, 2019
The Muskingum men's lacrosse team overpowered Bethany on Wednesday night, 16-5.
- Records: Muskingum (2-0 overall), Bethany (1-1 overall)
- Location: New Concord, Ohio - North Athletic Turf Field
- Game Length: 2:20
- Senior Tucker Haas led the Muskies in scoring with five goals on 13 shots.
- Senior Ryan Stacey and freshman Zachary Westmeyer added three goals each.
- Freshman Josh Fletcher tallied a team-best four assists and nine ground balls.
- Freshman Luke Swartz managed Muskingum's defense with five caused turnovers and three ground balls.
- Freshman goalie Quentin Lawrence started in the frame for Muskingum and made five saves.
- Will Gatling guided Bethany with two goals on five shots.
- Andrew Smith started in goal for the Bison and recorded 20 saves.
- Muskingum started off hot by scoring three unanswered goals in the first nine minutes of play.
- The Bison answered with a goal, but Stacey fired in a shot one minute later to make it 4-1 at the end of the first quarter.
- Bethany cut the deficit to two when they scored at the beginning of the second quarter.
- The Muskies quickly retaliated with four consecutive goals to enter the break with an 8-2 advantage.
- In the third quarter, Muskingum pushed their lead to nine points after scoring three goals in the first four minutes of play.
- Bethany tallied a goal, but the Muskies swiftly answered with two of their own, bringing the score to 13-3 at the end of the third quarter.
- Two minutes into the fourth quarter, Fletcher ripped a shot past the goalie off an assist from junior Nick Klinefelter.
- The Muskies maintained control and went on to secure their second-straight home victory.
- The Muskies will welcome Calvin to the North Athletic Turf Field on Saturday, March 2 for a 2:00 p.m. contest.
