April 11, 2015

Strong second quarter lifts Mars Hill to 17-10 SAC win at Wingate

Mars Hill University?s Anthony Malcolm had four goals and two assists, leading the Lions to a 17-10 South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse victory over Wingate University at the Irwin Belk Track Complex turf field Saturday.

Mars Hill

5-6 overall, 5-3 SAC

Wingate

6-9 overall, 4-4 SAC

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Mars Hill (5-6 overall, 5-3 SAC)	4	8	2	3	17
Wingate (6-9 overall, 4-4 SAC)	4	1	2	3	10

Game Leaders

Mars Hill

G: Anthony Malcom - 4

A: 2 Players (#4, #14) - 2

Sv: Jack Grinewich - 20

GB: Nathan Stewart - 10

Wingate

G: Austin Murphy - 3

A: Ryan Vogrig - 2

Sv: Jacob Ormerod - 9

GB: 3 Players (#25, #27, #33) - 4

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Mars Hill	Wingate
Shots	31	40
Ground Balls	41	35
Saves	20	9
Clears	22-28	19-28
Turnovers	20	17
Face Offs Won	12	18
Man Up	0-3	1-8

Full stats

WINGATE, N.C. - Mars Hill University's Anthony Malcolm had four goals and two assists, leading the Lions to a 17-10 South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse victory over Wingate University at the Irwin Belk Track Complex turf field Saturday. Mars Hill is 5-6 overall and 5-3 in the SAC. Wingate is 6-9 overall and 4-4 in the SAC.

Six student-athletes had multiple goals for the Lions. Hunter Maggs had three goals, while Ryan Sage had two goals and two assists. Sage was one of four Lions with two goals each.

Wingate's Austin Murphy had three goals and one assist for the hosts. Zak Goings had two goals, while Ryan Vogrig had one goal and a team-best two assists.

Mars Hill outscored Wingate 8-1 in the second quarter, turning a 4-4 tie into a 12-5 halftime advantage. Saxon Weil and Wingate's Goings traded goals to start the second stanza to make the score 5-5. The Lions scored the last seven goals of the second quarter and the first goal of the third quarter to take a 13-5 lead.

Maggs ended the flurry with an unassisted goal at the 13:23 mark of the third frame, giving the visitors an eight-goal advantage. Maggs tallied all three of his Saturday goals in the 8-0 run, while Malcolm had two tallies in the same time frame. Wingate would get no closer than six goals down the stretch.

Wingate outshot Mars Hill 40-31, while the Lions held a slim 41-35 edge in ground balls. The Bulldogs had eight extra-man opportunities, but could score on only one power play. Mars Hill was scoreless in three EMO chances.

Lion goalie Jack Grinewich had 20 saves Saturday. He played 60 minutes, allowing 10 goals and facing 40 shots. Bulldog goalie Jacob Ormerod played 56-plus minutes. He allowed 15 goals and recorded nine saves. Michael Connor played three minutes, giving up two goals.

The two teams will meet each other in the SAC tournament on Tuesday, April 14. The Lions are the number four seed, while the Bulldogs are the number five seed. Mars Hill will host the quarterfinal contest at the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium on the MHU campus. Game time is set for a 4 p.m. start.