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Westmoreland vs Tusc
Paul Evans
10
Newberry NBY 7-4, 3-2 SAC
14
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 7-3, 4-1 SAC
Newberry NBY
7-4, 3-2 SAC
10
Final
14
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
7-3, 4-1 SAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Newberry NBY 3 3 1 3 10
Lenoir-Rhyne LR 3 4 4 3 14

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Justin Mordecai, Athletic Communications Assistant

No. 19 Wolves Fall to No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne, Despite Four Goals From Bukta and Westmoreland

Wolves suffer their second loss in conference play

Hickory, N.C. - In the last game of their four-game road swing, the Newberry College men's lacrosse team suffered their second loss in conference play as they fell to 15th ranked Lenoir-Rhyne, 14-10, on Wednesday (Mar. 30) in Hickory, N.C. With the loss Newberry drops to 7-4 (3-2 SAC) and LR improves to 8-3 (5-1 SAC).

Newberry entered Wednesday's matchup looking to get their first win over LR in program history. Things started off rocky for the Wolves though as they found themselves down, 3-0, just four minutes into the contest. Sophomore Baker Westmoreland (Charlotte, N.C.) got on the board first for Newberry, followed by two scores from junior Curtis Bukta (Ontario, Canada) which were both assisted by sophomore Miles Jones (Jupiter, Fla.). Bukta's two goals were able to send the Wolves into the second quarter deadlocked at 3-3.

LR opened the second quarter with two unanswered goals before Westmoreland responded with his second goal of the day to cut the deficit down to one, 5-4. Senior Zachary Sunderland (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) knotted the score at five at the 11:12 mark in the second on an assist from sophomore Zach Thompson (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada). LR responded four minutes later but junior Brock Strong (Clarington, Ontario, Canada) quickly knotted the score once again at 6-6. The Bears would close the first half with another goal to head into the halftime break with one-point advantage.

The second half kicked off with two unanswered goals from LR to mount their lead to three at 9-6. Westmoreland secured his eighth hat trick of the season midway through the third quarter as he scored Newberry's only goal of the quarter to head into the fourth down, 11-7.

Bukta and Westmoreland combined for three goals in the fourth quarter but LR matched that total to maintain the lead and secure the 14-10 win over Newberry. 

Despite the loss, Newberry won the ground ball battle, 29-23, and won 15 out of 23 faceoffs. 

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Newberry College men's lacrosse returns home this Saturday (Apr. 2) as they take on No. 4 Limestone in their second-straight conference matchup. Faceoff is set for 1 p.m. at Setzler Field.
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