BANNER ELK, N.C. -- The Lewis University men's lacrosse picked up the win in convincing fashion as the Flyers defeated Lees-McRae College 15-2 Friday (March 10) at Tate Field. 

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 5-1 | Lees-McRae 0-8

LEWIS LEADERS
Goals: Evan Clement (San Diego, CA/) (3), Zach Buddelmeyer (Springboro, OH/Springboro HS) (3) 
Assists: Baden Boyenko (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada/) (2)
Ground Balls: Clement (4)
Saves: Josh Calvin (Scottsdale, AZ/Notre Dame College Prepatory HS) (7)
Shots: Buddelmeyer (8)

QUARTER BREAKDOWN
FIRST QUARTER: Lewis 6, Lees-McRae 2

• Lewis jumped out to a 5-0 lead to start the game in the first 10 minutes of the game. 
• Buddelmeyer recorded a pair of goals including one from Drew Andre (Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada/). 
• Kevin Blaz (McHenry, IL/Marian Central Catholic HS) made it 3-0 after he scored his goal unassisted. 
• Boyenko extended the lead out to 4-0 not even a minute later off the pass from Anthony Mattio (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield North HS).
• Clement scored the final goal of the five unanswered by Lewis with the assist by Boyenko. 
• Lees-McRae got one back a minute later to cut it down to 5-1. 
• Blaz recorded his second goal of the game to extend it back out to 6-1. 
• The Bobcats responded with a goal of their own to make it 6-2 but that would be LMC's final goal of the match.

SECOND QUARTER: Lewis 4, Lees-McRae 0

• Lewis scored all four goals in the second quarter to give Lewis a 10-2 lead at half.
• Dominic Bravata (Portage, MI/Portage Northern HS) made it 7-2 after scoring his first goal of the match. 
• Clement scored his second goal of the contest to make it 8-2. 
• Buddelmeyer recorded a hat trick after scoring with 6:02 left in the half which made it 9-2. 
• Clement joined Buddelmeyer as the second player to score a hat trick in the match not even a minute later to make it 10-2. 

THIRD QUARTER: Lewis 3, Lees-McRae 0 

• Andrew Schermerhorn (Appleton, WI/St. Francis Xavier) got on the stat sheet after scoring a goal with 4:38 in the third quarter.
• Schermerhorn assisted on the next goal after Wyatt Hoetker (Simpsonville, KY/Christian Academy of Louis) found the back of the net to extend the lead out to 12-2.
• Caden Fatzinger (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield North HS) closed out the third quarter with his first of the contest which made it 13-2.

FOURTH QUARTER: Lewis 2, Lees-McRae 0 

•  Paul Ruskoski (Tulsa, OK/Bishop Kelley HS) received the ball from Fatzinger and found the back of the net to extend the lead to 14-2.
• Trevor Collier (Millersville, MD/Old Mill High School) scored the final goal of the game with 2:06 left in the game to give the Flyers a 15-2 lead.

FINAL SCORE: Lewis 15, Lees-McRae 2

UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action and return home Saturday, March 18 as the Flyers host University of Alabama-Huntsville at Lewis Stadium starting at 1 p.m.