via PBA press release

BOX SCORE

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla- The Palm Beach Atlantic men’s lacrosse team rolled the Assumption Greyhounds 19-7 at the Rinker Athletic Campus on Wednesday. PBA (2-2) had ten different goal scorers and never trailed during the duration of the game. 

The ‘Fish started the game on a 5-0 run with goals from Austin Evans, Brian Connelly, Joshua Turner, Caleb Southard, and Connelly again. Connelly lead the Sailfish with four goals on the night while Evans and Southard notched hat tricks. Southard leads the team in points with ten on the year.

Goals from Henry Sloyan and LSM Hunter Sheffield finished the first quarter  to give PBA a 7-1 lead. Sloyan is tied for second in the team lead with six goals on the year. Following the first quarter scoring frenzy, Assumption and PBA both scored two goals in the second quarter and four in the third. Hunter Hopman pumped in two unassisted goals to bring his season total to six.

PBA held the Greyhounds scoreless in the fourth quarter and closed the game out on a 6-0 run. With 14:11 left in the fourth quarter, a freshman to freshman connection put PBA up 14-7. Turner found Zach Layne who ripped a time and room shot to build PBA’s lead to 14-7. The Sailfish offensively spread the ball around with eight assists on the day. Ben Justice found Evans for his third goal of the day with 11:46 left in the game. About two minutes later Evans returned the favor assisting Justice on a man-up goal with 9:36 left. PBA capitalized off Assumption penalties going 2-5 in man-up. 

The ‘Fish went perfect in the clear game going 18-18 and went 18-11 on faceoffs. The Greyhounds committed 30 turnovers, 15 more than the Sailfish. 

PBA defender Gunner Gebelein put the finishing touches on the game when he picked up a ground ball and ripped a shot in transition. Gebelein’s second goal of the year hit the top corner and stamped PBA’s 19-7 victory. Gebelein recorded one goal, one assist, four ground balls, and four caused turnovers. 

Up next, the Sailfish travel to Tennessee to take on Lincoln Memorial on Mar. 9.