via Rollins press release    PAINESVILLE, Ohio (March 10, 2018) – After a 20 day hiatus from official competition, the Rollins men’s lacrosse team was unable to overcome Lake Erie College, falling to the Storm by a score of 16-4 on Saturday afternoon at Jack Britt Stadium. The loss drops the Tars to a mark of 0-3 on the season, while the Storm, who checked in at No. 20 on the NIKE/US Lacrosse Division II Men’s Top 20 this week, advance their record to 1-1 on their young season. Rollin saw one goal apiece from Jeremy Slocumb, Joey Cinque, James Cowan, and Eric NeCamp.  Earning the Tars’ lone assist on the afternoon was Kyle Portera.  Kyle Sudol led the team in ground balls with six while winning 9-of-18 faceoff attempts.  Evan Schimek led the squad in caused turnovers with two, while James Cowan, Lucas Brush, and Travis Miller earned one apiece.  In goal, Andrew Hoemann played 45 minutes, allowing 13 goals while earning five saves.  Landon Salie close out the game in cage, earning five saves while allowing just three goals in his time between the pipes. The Storm saw five goals each from Lucas Shafer and Austin Bishop as a total of eight different players scored goals on the day.  Edmond Renaud and Nicholas Tschetter notched a game best two assists apiece.  Alexander Corbett led the game with six ground balls, followed by Reed Hnidy and Tyler Manning with five apiece.  Bret Swan won 8-of-12 faceoff attempts, while Brandon Donohue earned a game best three caused turnovers.  In goal, Conor Sharkey saw a total of 52:28 minutes between the posts.  Sharkey earned nine saves while allowing just four goals, earning four saves in the third quarter.  Harry Giegerich played 5:57 minutes in goal, earning one save, while Ben Pudziunas played 1:24 and did not face a shot on goal. HOW IT HAPPENED:

• First Quarter:  Lake Erie got on the board first thanks to a goal by Lucas Shafer with 10:35 to play, but Rollins netted two straight thanks to goals by Slocumb and Cinque to give the Tars a 2-1 lead with 6:41 to go in the quarter.  The Storm netted a late goal with 44 ticks on the clock thanks to Shafer, closing out the first quarter with the score tied at 2-2.
• Second Quarter:  The Storm raged in the second quarter, scoring five goals while keeping the Tars off of the scoreboard thanks to three saves by Sharkey to close out the first half with Lake Erie holding onto a 7-2 lead.
• Third Quarter:  Lake Erie once again held the Tars scoreless, with Sharkey earning four saves to keep Rollins at bay.  Despite the Tars’ best defensive efforts, the Storm built upon their momentum from the second quarter and scored six throughout the third period to take a 13-2 lead entering into the final 15 minutes of play.
• Fourth Quarter:  NeCamp halted the drought, finding the back of the net 47 seconds into the fourth quarter to set the score at 13-3, but a goal by Lake Erie’s Connor Ward with 10:21 to play extended their lead back out to 11, 14-3.  Cowan earned his goal with 9:42 to play, but two final goals by the Storm closed out the contest with a final score of 16-4.

  NOTES:

• Joey Cinque notched the first goal of his collegiate career, and earned a season best two ground balls.
• James Cowan scored the first goal of his collegiate career, as well.
• Kyle Portera earned the first point of his career as a Tar, dishing out his first assist while wearing the blue and gold.
• Lake Erie leads the all-time series, 2-0.  Both games have been played in Painesville, Ohio.
• With 65 overall points, Greg Taicher currently sits 10^th in program record books for points in a career.  Taicher also sits 9^th overall in career goals (46) and 10^th in career assists (19).
• Lucas Brush has earned 113 ground balls, good for seventh in program record books for ground balls in a career.  He needs six to surpass Andrew Matthews `17 in order to move into sixth place.  The Dublin, Ohio native is also currently fifth in program record books for career caused turnovers with 46.  He currently sits 31 CT’s behind program leader Nick Scannapieco (2010-13) who amassed 77 in his career.

  NEXT: Rollins returns home for their long awaited home opener, taking to Cahall-Sandspur Field on Tuesday, March 13, for a 3 p.m. matchup against Colorado Mesa.  Fans who are unable to attend the game in person can follow all of the action live on the Tars Sports Network on RollinsSports.com, as well as with live stats on TarsStats.com. For the latest news, updates, and information on the Rollins men’s lacrosse team, fans can visit RollinsSports.com.  Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest #TARnation news by following Rollins Sports on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.