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Kenyon College Athletics

Chase MacCartee
Sejin Kim
5
Adrian ADRIAN 4-2
14
Winner Kenyon College KENM 5-1
Adrian ADRIAN
4-2
5
Final
14
Kenyon College KENM
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Adrian ADRIAN 1 1 0 3 5
Kenyon College KENM 3 6 0 5 14

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Lords power past Bulldogs


GAMBIER, OH – The Kenyon College men's lacrosse team impressed on Wednesday afternoon in a 14-5 win over the Adrian College Bulldogs. Both teams had gotten off to strong 4-1 starts on the year but the Lords appeared to be a cut above at the Benson Bowl, showing off both the star power and depth that have made them a team to watch in the North Coast Athletic Conference.

Both teams started out the first quarter slowly, with neither of them able to get into an offensive groove. But the Lords slowly began to find a rhythm, pounding the ball into the center with sharp passing. With 5:21 left in the first quarter, Cameron Longway scored off a Chase MacCartee pass to break the deadlock . Longway soon added another goal, shooting from the outside left flank and finding the back of the net. Rollins Heath added an additional goal to give the Lords a commanding 3-0 lead. The Bulldogs made sure to not be blanked in the quarter, slotting in a shot with 30 second left, but still faced a two goal deficit after one.

The Lords wasted no time getting going offensively in the second quarter. MacCartee opened the scoring with a nifty flip goal off a perfectly centered pass from Ian Gobron. From there Kenyon added a barrage of goals: Declan Curry scored his eight on the year, Joe Bossel added his fourth, and a mere six seconds later first year Thomas Nelson scored his first collegiate goal. All four goals were scored within the first four minutes of the quarter and put the Lords up 7-1

After the early onslaught, things began to settle down with both sides having some opportunities but both struggling to convert them. Longway and Heath each chipped in another goal, sandwiching a single Adrian score, to give Kenyon a 9-2 lead heading into halftime.

Adrian proved to be the more successfully aggressive team at the onset of the third quarter, but both sides struggled to punch in any goals. Ultimately, neither side scored during the period. The Bulldogs had three man-up attempts and could never convert while the Lords' shooting accuracy swooned; only three of their 13 shots during the quarter were on goal. Strong goalkeeping also played a role in the shutout frame, with Adrian's Sam Spangler making three saves and Kenyon's Mayo Amorello making five.

The Bulldogs had their highest octane offensive quarter in the fourth, netting three goals, but the Lords scored five of their own, including Tucker Fulton and Will Harrigan's firsts of the season, to more than keep up the pace. At the final whistle, the Lords were victorious 14-5, moving their record on the year to 5-1.

The result felt inevitable for most of the game for Kenyon, who outshot Adrian 59-28 for the game. They were in part powered by an impressive defensive performance, forcing seven turnovers out of the Bulldogs' 30. Andrew Woolard had a team-high two turnovers forced. Amorello also had a strong game, saving 11 of the 15 shots he faced. Offensively, Longway led the team with three goals scored while MacCartee had two goals and an assist. Jack Giuffre led the Lords with two assists.

The Lords will be back in action at the Benson Bowl on Saturday March 19 when they take on Albion College in their final non-conference bout of the season. The game begins at 1 p.m.
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