WINCHESTER, Va. - The Shenandoah University men's lacrosse team earned its second ODAC victory of the season Saturday afternoon with a 19-6 home win over Ferrum.
Shenandoah (6-2, 2-0 ODAC) pulled away from the Panthers (1-7, 0-2) by scoring the final 10 goals of the contest.
IN BRIEF
Leading 9-3 midway through the third period, Shenandoah found itself in a ballgame as Ferrum scored the final three goals of the third.
The momentum swung back to the Hornets as the fourth quarter dawned.
Michael Brooks scored off of a Chris Baker assist 25 seconds into the stanza and SU scored nine more times in the next 13 minutes to turn the close game into a rout.
Brooks, who had five goals on the day, scored four during this run with Baker, who had six goals, added three goals and two assists as coach Tim Marshall's club pulled away.
Brooks finished with nine points and assisted on the victors final three goals.
SU LEADERS
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Goals: C. Baker 6, Brooks 5, Ryan Schott 4
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Assists: Brooks 4, C. Baker 2, Schott 2
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Groundballs: Brooks 7, C. Baker 7, Schott 6, Shy 5
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Caused Turnovers: Brooks 3, Marion 2, Wolford 2, Zimmerman 2
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Saves: Beutel 5
BY THE NUMBERS
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Shots: Shenandoah 58, Ferrum 24
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Groundballs: Shenandoah 34, Ferrum 35
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Faceoffs: Shenandoah 14-of-26
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Clears: Shenandoah 23-of-26, Ferrum 11-of-22
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Extra Man: Shenandoah 6-of-11, Ferrum 1-of-3
QUOTABLE
"We had a strong fourth quarter to end the game," Marshall said. "It is good to start ODAC play 2-0 and we are moving on to the next one."
UP NEXT
Shenandoah travels to Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday for a 3 p.m. ODAC contest versus the Marlins.
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