BREVARD, N.C. – The Brevard College men's lacrosse team (1-6, 0-2 USA South) fell in a USA South Conference matchup, 20-5, to William Peace University (3-3, 1-1 USAS) on a windy Saturday morning at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
The Pacers were able to open the contest on a 7-0 scoring run in the first quarter and sealed the game with eight-consecutive goals in the four period for the 15-goal victory.
Sophomore attacker Andrew McDonald scored a pair of goals and added an assist for three points to lead Brevard's offense. McDonald, a native of Vienna, Virginia, has totaled 16 goals and added 11 assists for 27 total points thus far in the 2022 campaign.
Freshman Finnegan McCormack dished out a pair of assists, while Brice Peterson, Will Scoggins, and Nate Stone also got on the scoresheet. McCormack won 18-of-25 faceoffs, as the Tornados claimed a total of 20 faceoffs in the game.
Senior goalkeeper Devin McCarragher made 15 saves for the Tornado defense – the fourth double-digit save outing of his season - and Evan Johnson caused four WPU turnovers. Trystan Wallace grabbed a game and career-high 13 ground balls on the defensive end.
WPU was led by three multi-goal scorers, with Brewer Warlick leading the way with eight goals. Nick Falso and Riely Murray each tallied five and four goals, respectively, while the Pacer defense held the Tornado offense to five goals and forced 30 Brevard turnovers.
William Peace held a 50-36 advantage in the shooting category, while BC grabbed 11 more ground balls (53-42) than the Pacers.
The Pacers came out of the gates strong with seven-unanswered goals through the contest's first 10 minutes of play. BC cashed in on a power play opportunity on McDonald's first goal of the afternoon, but the Pacers took a 7-1 advantage into the second quarter.
WPU scored consecutive goals in the first two minutes of the second period, but Brevard answered back with Scoggins' strike. After three Pacer goals in a row, BC answered with three goals of its own – two of the man-up variety – while holding William Peace scoreless through the final eight minutes of the first half.
BC held the Pacers scoreless in the first five minutes of the third quarter for a 12-minute scoreless streak before WPU answered with a goal at the 11:32 mark in the third period. Each side was able to score three goals each in the third period, as the Pacers held a 12-5 advantage as the contest moved to the final period.
The Pacers sealed the contest on an 8-0 scoring run to take the 20-5 victory.
Brevard men's lacrosse returns to action on Tuesday, March 29 with a road matchup in Greensboro, North Carolina against Greensboro College, with start time slated for 7 p.m. BC returns home on Saturday, April 2 to face Methodist University at 3 p.m.
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