The Virginia Wesleyan University men's lacrosse team (6-10, 3-7 ODAC) fell to ODAC opponent Shenandoah 22-10.
Before the start of the game, the Virginia Wesleyan men's lacrosse program honored its two-member senior class composed of
Harlan Menger and
Mark Sprague.
Mark Sprague led the team with three goals, one assist, caused two turnovers, and four ground balls,
Liam Murphy had two goals, one assist, and caused one turnover, and
Myzaiah Garris scored three goals, caused one turnover, and one ground ball.
The Hornets stung first but
Mark Sprague answered with an unassisted goal tying the game at 1-1. Shenandoah scored two goals before
Myzaiah Garris scored off a nice feed from
Jackson Rockhill to cut the lead to 3-2. The Hornets led 9-2 after the first quarter.
Shenandoah outscored the Marlins 7-1 in the second quarter with the lone goal coming from
Mark Sprague at the 10:34 mark in the period.
Virginia Wesleyan's halftime adjustments worked great as
Floyd Wells scored 20 seconds after the whistle blew with an assist from Sprague. Then,
Myzaiah Garris scored to cut the lead to 16-5. The Hornets added two more goals before the Marlins went on a 3-0 run,
Sam Edwards scored an unassisted goal, followed by a goal from
Myzaiah Garris with a pass from
Liam Murphy, and
Mark Sprague scored an unassisted goal to cut the lead down to 18-8.
In the final quarter, Shenandoah outscored the Marlins 3-2, with both goals coming from
Liam Murphy, the second goal from a man-up opportunity with a pass from
Sam Edwards.
Zack Tucker took the loss in the net as he made eight saves and allowed 16 goals.
Aiden Freeland came in next and made four saves, and
Allen Shaw played the fourth quarter, allowed three goals, and made three saves.