BELMONT, N.C. -- The Lewis University men's lacrosse team picked up an upset victory against No. 20 Belmont Abbey 14-8 Wednesday (March 8) at Alumni Field.

TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 4-1 | No. 20 Belmont Abbey 3-3

LEWIS LEADERS
Goals: Zach Buddelmeyer (Springboro, OH/Springboro HS) (3), Baden Boyenko (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada/) (3)
Assists: Boyenko (3)
Ground Balls: Domenic Tarello (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville HS) (6)
Saves: Riah Rathe (Chanhassen, MN/Chanhassen HS) (19)
Shots: Boyenko (8)

QUARTER BREAKDOWN
FIRST QUARTER: Lewis 2, Belmont Abbey 2

• Belmont Abbey jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first quarter. 
• Lewis responded in the final 2:11 of the opening period to tie the match at 2-2.
• Mark Crowley (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake Central HS) found Boyenko for his first goal of the match.
• Drew Andre (Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada/) tied the contest with five seconds left. 

SECOND QUARTER: Lewis 7, Belmont Abbey 2

• The Flyers opened up the second quarter with some momentum and scored the first two goals of the second.
• Buddelmeyer connected and found the back of the net off the pass from Kevin Blaz (McHenry, IL/Marian Central Catholic HS).
• Blaz got on the scoresheet after recording a goal almost three minutes later.
• The Crusaders got one back 25 seconds later to make it a one-point game again. 
• Buddelmeyer scored his second goal to extend it to 5-3.
• BAC responded with a goal at the 8:55 mark before Lewis scored the final four goals of the first half.
• Lewis got goals from Andre, Jack Speers (Glenview, IL/), Evan Clement (San Diego, CA/) and Cole Roth (Omaha, NE/Millard West HS) to give them a 9-4 lead at half.

THIRD QUARTER: Lewis 2, Belmont Abbey 1

• Clement opened up the scoring in the second half with another goal that made it 10-4.
• The Crusaders scored a goal nearly three minutes later to cut it down to 10-5.
• Trevor Collier (Millersville, MD/Old Mill High School) knocked one through the back of the net after receiving the ball from Boyenko. 

FOURTH QUARTER: Lewis 3, Belmont Abbey 3

• Boyenko wasted no time to start the fourth quarter as a minute in the junior scored his second goal.
• Belmont Abbey matched the Flyers with a goal of their own with 13:05 to play.
• Boyenko had his hat trick with 12:09 left in the game after scoring his third goal.
• Buddlemeyer joined Boyenko with a hat trick of his own which extended the lead out to 14-6.
• BAC scored the final two goals of the match with Lewis coming out victorious 14-8. 

FINAL SCORE: Lewis 14, Belmont Abbey 8

UP NEXT
Lewis will be back in action Saturday, March 10 as the Flyers conclude its North Carolina Trip against Lees-McRae College starting at 10 a.m.