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Scott Reed vs Tusculum
Paul Evans
16
Winner Newberry NEW 11-6, 7-4
6
Lincoln Memorial LMU 4-14, 1-9
Winner
Newberry NEW
11-6, 7-4
16
Final
6
Lincoln Memorial LMU
4-14, 1-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Newberry NEW 7 6 2 1 16
Lincoln Memorial LMU 1 0 1 4 6

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

Men’s Lacrosse Closes out Regular Season with Dominant 16-6 Win over Railsplitters

Wolves finish the season on a three-game win streak

Harrogate, Tenn. - In their final game of the regular season, the Newberry College men's lacrosse team closed out the season with a commanding, 16-6, win over the Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial (LMU). Newberry finishes the season on a three-game win streak and with a 10-6 record (5-4 SAC), which is tied for the most wins in program history.

In a game that saw 10 different Wolves score a goal, Saturday's contest was all Newberry as the Wolves netted five goals within the first five minutes to put LMU in an early, 5-0, hole. Sophomore Zach Thompson (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) got on the board first and then assisted on senior Cole Bates (Boiling Springs, S.C.) goal to ignite a dominant first quarter for the Wolves. Junior Scott Reed (Ontario, Canada) recorded his second goal of the day fresh off a good clear attempt to put the Wolves up, 6-0, at the 9:30 mark in the first. Sophomore Ethan Canning (Orlando, Fla.) got in on the action as well, scoring his second goal of the season followed by an LMU score to end the first quarter with a 7-1 advantage.

Junior Curtis Bukta (Ontario, Canada) and sophomore Miles Jones (Jupiter, Fla.) combined for the Wolves first three goals of the second quarter to extend Newberry's advantage to 10-1. The Wolves didn't stop there though as senior Brice Kirsch (Boiling Springs, S.C.), Ethan Canning and freshman Colby Dobbins (Massena, Ny.) all scored goals within a minute of each other to head into the halftime break with a 13-1 lead.

Reed outscored the Railsplitters on his own in the third quarter after he netted the Wolves only two goals of the third to hold on to their 13 point advantage and head into the fourth with a 15-2 lead. 

LMU scored the fourth quarter's first goal but freshman Norman Pitt (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) responded with the Wolves only goal of the quarter. LMU outscored Newberry, 4-1, in the fourth but the effort wasn't enough as the Wolves held on to crush the Railsplitters, 16-6, in the final game of the regular season. 

Scott Reed netted a season-high four goals with an assist to add to his stat line for a team-high five-point performance. Canning, Jones, and Bukta each scored two goals and five other Wolves scored one apiece. Senior captain Gregory Gerber Jr. (Fredrick, Md.) also scooped a season-high six ground balls in the win. On the defensive end, freshman Nolan Downey (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) got the start in the cage today, recording six saves and only allowing two goals. Senior Owen Latchford (Bluffton, S.C.) also recorded six saves and only allowed four goals. Freshman Jack Travassos (Ontario, Canada) finished the day with three caused turnovers, just one shy of his season-high. 

The Newberry College men's lacrosse team will be back in action on Tuesday (Apr. 26) as they head to Charlotte, N.C. for the SAC Quarterfinal to take on fourth seeded Queens University of Charlotte. The Wolves enter the tournament as the fifth seed. Faceoff time is TBA.
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