WINCHESTER, Va. The Shenandoah University men's lacrosse team opened up its 2019 season with a 14-8 loss to the University of Mary Washington Friday night.
Mary Washington (1-1) got out to an early 3-0 lead after the first quarter that the Hornets (0-1) weren't able to overcome.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Freshman Chris Baker broke the Mary Washington scoring streak and netted his first of four collegiate goals at 9:34 of the second. The Hornets and Eagles would trade goals throughout the quarter.
A strong UMW third quarter kept SU at an arm's-length, keeping at least a four-goal lead for the rest of the night.
Shenandoah outscored Mary Washington 4-2 in the final stanza but ran out of time to complete a comeback.
Chris White recorded seven goals for the visiting Eagles.
SU BY THE NUMBERS
UP NEXT
The Hornets travel to Marymount with a 3 p.m. faceoff on Saturday, February 23.
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