BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Shenandoah University men's lacrosse team rattled off the final four goals of the match but fell just shy of Bridgewater, 14-13, in an ODAC contest on Saturday afternoon.
The two teams battled back and forth through the first three quarters, with SU (9-5, 4-3 ODAC) and BC (10-5, 5-3) within two scores of one another for the initial 45 minutes of play.
IN BRIEF
With the third quarter winding down and 18 seconds on the clock, the Eagles scored the first of what would prove to be a four-goal run. The rally happened just as Shenandoah pulled within one to make it a 9-8 contest at the 3:33 mark.
The 5-1 scoring run ended with BC having a 14-9 advantage with six minutes left in the contest.
Eddie Ross would score what proved to be the game-winner with 6:05 remaining.
The Hornets would go to work and chip away at the lead, closing out the game on a four-goal run to pull back within one goal of Bridgewater.
Midfielder
Jay Baker found the back of the net for three of those final goals. His last goal came with seven seconds remaining in the game.
Baker scored a team-high four goals with one assist for five points.
Tyler Held scored the second goal in the 4-0 run, his third on the day.
The two squads split 100 shots on the afternoon with Shenandoah have a 31-28 advantage for shots on goal.
Bridgewater turned the ball over 20 times with Shenandoah forcing six of them.
BC owned a 44-30 advantage in ground balls and controlled 21 of the 30 opportunities at the faceoff 'x'.
Austin Galler won all nine the the Hornets face-offs and scooped up five ground balls during the action.
Sophomore goalie
Mark Isabelle made 14 stops on Saturday afternoon.
UP NEXT
The Hornets are back in action on Wednesday evening, hosting Roanoke College in a 7 p.m. ODAC contest.
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