LYNCHBURG, VA – The fourth ranked Lynchburg College men's lacrosse team, behind seven Tyler Tolson (Lutherville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) goals, defeated the visiting Trinity (CT) College Bantams 16-8 in a non-conference game on Wednesday.

Stephen Weis (St. Louis, MO/Christian Brothers) contributed with three goals and two assists, while Austin Jeter (Coppell, TX/Episcopal) and Ryan Cranston (West Chester, PA/Henderson) each found the back of the net twice and added a helper apiece. Garrett Curran (Hull, MA/Tabor Academy) allowed just six goals and stopped nine shots in net for the Hornets.

Trinity (CT) College was led by Rob Mountain, who scored three goals and added an assist, and Adam Cox with three goals as well. The Bantams won 18 of the 27 face-offs, with Connor Wells winning 12 of his 15 attempts. Trinity (CT) won the groundball battle 36-34 and outshot the Hornets 39-33.

Lynchburg goes to 6-0 on the season while Trinity College falls to 2-1. Lynchburg's next game is on the road on Saturday, March 24, at Villa Julie College in Stevenson, MD. Game time is set for 1:00 pm.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Trinty College (CT).  1  2  3  2 -  8
Lynchburg College...  5  6  0  5 - 16
 
Trinty College (CT) SCORING:
GOALS: Rob Mountain 3; Adam Cox 3; Jeremy Ulam 1; Curtis Kahn 1.
ASSISTS: Raymond Mooney 1; Rob Mountain 1; Zachary Trudeau 1;
         Jeremy Ulam 1; Chris Walsh 1.
 
Lynchburg College SCORING:
GOALS: Tyler Tolson 7; Stephen Weis 3; Austin Jeter 2; Ryan
       Cranston 2; Brian McCulloch 1; Johnny Black 1.
ASSISTS: Taylor Stehlgens 2; Stephen Weis 2; Johnny Black 1;
         Ryan Cranston 1; Ethan Farrell 1; Austin Jeter 1;
         Brian McCulloch 1; Michael Mundorf 1.
 
Shots by period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Trinty College (CT).  8 10 12  9 - 39
Lynchburg College...  9 13  3  8 - 33
 
Ground balls by prd   1  2  3  4  Tot
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Trinty College (CT).  7 12  9  8 - 36
Lynchburg College...  8  9  8  9 - 34
 
Face-offs by prd       1     2     3     4    Total
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Trinty College (CT).  4-6   6-9   4-4   4-8  - 18-27
Lynchburg College...  2-6   3-9   0-4   4-8  -  9-27
 
Clears by period       1     2     3     4    Total
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Trinty College (CT).  3-4   3-4   7-9   1-3  - 14-20
Lynchburg College...  3-8   4-4   4-7   5-5  - 16-24
 
Extra-man opps         1     2     3     4    Total
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Trinty College (CT).  0-1   1-1   0-3   0-0  -  1-5
Lynchburg College...  0-1   1-3   0-0   1-1  -  2-5
 
Saves by period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Trinty College (CT).  0  3  3  2 -  8
Lynchburg College...  3  1  3  5 - 12
 
PENALTIES - TRINCOLL 5/4:00; LC 5/4:30.

2007-03-21