ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- The No. 19 Lewis University men's lacrosse team suffered a setback against (RV) Alabama-Huntsville 8-6 Saturday (March 18) at Lewis Stadium.
TEAM RECORDS
(RV) Alabama-Huntsville 7-3 | No. 19 Lewis 5-2
LEWIS LEADERS
Goals: Baden Boyenko (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada/) (2),
Jack Speers (Glenview, IL/) (2)
Assists: Drew Andre (Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada/) (2), Speers (2)
Ground Balls: Domenic Tarello (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville HS) (3)
Saves: Riah Rathe (Chanhassen, MN/Chanhassen HS) (13)
Shots: Boyenko (7)
QUARTER BREAKDOWN
FIRST QUARTER: Lewis 3, Alabama-Huntsville 2
- Speers opened up the scoring for Lewis two minutes in after receiving the ball from Andre to make it 1-0.
- Alabama-Huntsville tied the contest at 1-1 with the next goal.
- Boyenko responded with two straight goals for Lewis to make it 3-1 and the second one came from Andre.
- The Chargers closed out the opening quarter with a goal with 1:10 left to cut it down to one.
SECOND QUARTER: Alabama-Huntsville 1, Lewis 0
- UAH scored the lone goal in the second quarter with 13:12 left to tie the game at 3-3.
THIRD QUARTER: Alabama-Huntsville 3, Lewis 2
- The Chargers started the second half in the opening minutes after taking a 4-3 lead.
- Evan Clement (San Diego, CA/CCBC-Essex) tied the match at 4-4 after receiving the ball from Speers.
- Alabama-Huntsville responded with back-to-back goals to grab a 6-4 lead.
- Speers recorded his second goal of the contest to cut it down to a one goal deficit.
FOURTH QUARTER: Alabama-Huntsville 2, Lewis 1
- UAH picked up two insurance goals in the final period which extended its lead to 8-5.
- Luke Schroeder (Plymouth, MN/Totino-Grace HS) scored his first goal of the contest with 1:05 left but it was too late as the Chargers won 8-6.
FINAL SCORE: Alabama-Huntsville 8, Lewis 6
UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Saturday, March 25 as the Flyers host No. 9 Indianapolis to begin Great Lakes Valley Conference play at Lewis Stadium starting at 1 p.m.
