BRIDGEWATER, Va. – For the second straight year, the Shenandoah University men's lacrosse team has advanced to the ODAC Tournament quarterfinals thanks to an opening round victory over Bridgewater College.

Sunday, it was all SU (9-9) in a 16-10 victory over the sixth-seeded Eagles (8-8)
  
GAME RECAP
Austin Galler's opening faceoff win kick-started the offense, as they moved the ball around quickly to find Logan Clingerman for the opening goal 13 seconds in.
 
Up 2-0, Dylan Pencek forced a turnover on the defensive side and raced coast-to-coast to rip a shot right past the Eagles goalkeeper, making it 3-0 and forcing BC to take an early timeout. After the timeout, each team scored two more goals to cap off the first with SU up 5-2.
 
With his own shot laying on the ground, Jake Green pushed the rebound past the Eagles' defense as the ball rolled to the back of the net.
 
Shenandoah took an 11-4 lead into halftime thanks to three second quarter goals scored by Tyler Held and two more added Clingerman and Matt Daniel.
 
Defense stood strong in the third quarter with both teams only scoring one goal in the 15-minute period. Taylor Wright got the Hornets goal for his eighth of the season.
 
SU continued to put it on the Eagles in the fourth with three goals in the first five minutes. Sam Poster hit the double-digit goal mark in his first-year season to put the Hornets up 14-6 before Zachary Heiderman added the Hornets next goal minutes later.
 
As the final seconds ticked down, SU goalie Mark Isabelle made his 14^th and final save of the contest to confirm the 16-10 win.
 
UP NEXT
Shenandoah travels to No. 3 Washington & Lee University Tuesday for the ODAC quarterfinals.
 
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