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Webber Men’s Lacrosse takes down Bees in Non-conference Matchup

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via Webber press release

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (February 27, 2022) – The Webber International University men’s lacrosse team travel to Savannah, Georgia to battle the SCAD-Savannah Bees for its second game in three days on Sunday afternoon, resulting in a 15-6 victory for the Warriors.

The Warriors (5-2 overall) outshot the Bees (1-3) 40-31 in total for the game as well as winning 19 of the 24 total face offs. Webber outnumbered the Bees 23-10 in ground balls and were 2-4 in their extra man opportunities.

Less than a minute into the game, the Warriors would draw first blood after a goal from Alexander Kew assisted by Jack Ostrander. Six minutes later, SCAD would respond with a goal of their own to tie the game up. With just 27 seconds left in the quarter, Webber would retake the lead on a goal from Christian Tapia assisted by Houston Finlayson. The second quarter would be all Warriors as they would score six goals, without allowing any, extending the lead to 8-1. The second quarter included two goals from Chase Jackson and two from Finlayson, both of which were man-up goals. Jonathan Schrager and Blake Nelson would pick up the other two goals in the quarter.

The third quarter would be more of the same as the Warriors would outscore the Bees 5-1. First, a goal from Kew assisted by Nelson and then later, four goals in less than four minutes would extend the Warrior-lead to 13-2 heading into the final quarter. Jackson would pick up his hat-trick in the third quarter followed by another goal from Nelson and Dave Becker’s first goal of the season. The fourth quarter would be the only quarter that SCAD would outscore the Warriors. The Bees would score four times while Webber would score twice, first from Schrager for his second of the game followed by Connor Herring’s first goal of the season.

The Warriors were led by Jackson and Nelson who each had five points. Jackson finished with three goals and two assists while Nelson had two goals and three assists. Tapia and Finlayson were close behind, each with two goals and an assist for three points each. Hunter Scott led the team winning 18 of his 19 face offs and scooping up 13 ground balls in the process. Austin Schepers would lead the team with two caused turnovers. Alex Cordero would spend 39 minutes in the cage making four saves while Adison Hommel would collect a save as well in less than five minutes in goal.

Next up, the Warriors will host the No. 1 nationally-ranked Reinhardt University Eagles in an Appalachian Athletic Conference-matchup on Saturday, March 5, at 1 p.m.

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