BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Seventh-seeded Shenandoah University registered its first-ever ODAC Men's Lacrosse Tournament victory Monday with a 13-12 first round win over Bridgewater College.
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Shenandoah (10-8) set a new program record for victories in a season with the win over Bridgewater (10-8).
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IN BRIEF
Trailing 9-4 midway through the third period, SU stormed back into the contest with a six-goal run from the 1:46 mark of the third to the 9:16 mark of the fourth.
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The final goal of this run, unassisted by
Chris Baker, put the Hornets on top for the first time since holding a 3-2 lead at the end of one.
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In a game that featured six ties and three lead changes, Bridgewater put the penultimate lead change on the board with goals at 7:18 and 5:08.
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Shenandoah, which won six of 10 faceoffs in the fourth, won the ensuing draw and tied the game at 11-11 as
Tyler Held swept across the top of the cage and ripped his eight-yard shot past Eagles keeper Robbie Noyes.
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Sixty-six seconds later, following another Hornets faceoff win,
Stephen Graham fed
Zachary Heiderman on a cross crease pass to score the pivotal 13
th goal.
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Bridgewater made matters interesting by scoring with 44 seconds left and then getting a turnover deep in its own end, but SU came up with a
Ricky Perez-Macia caused turnover and cleared the ball downfield as time expired.
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The win, the Hornets 10
th of the season, breaks the previous program record of nine wins originally set in 2007 and matched in 2008, 2017, and this year.
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Shenandoah makes its second appearance in the ODAC quarterfinals after first appearing in 2017.
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Held led the victors with four goals and one assist for five points with Graham adding two goals and two assists for four points.
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Goalkeeper
Mark Isabelle made 15 saves.
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UP NEXT
Shenandoah travels to third-seeded Roanoke Wednesday evening for a 7 p.m. quarterfinal round contest.
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