HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The Lewis University men's lacrosse team defeated Alabama-Huntsville 13-10 Saturday (March 23) to snap a two-game losing streak.

TEAM RECORDS 
Lewis 6-3 | Alabama-Huntsville 4-6
 
LEWIS LEADERS 
Shots: Kevin Blaz (McHenry, Illinois/Marian Central Catholic HS) (6), Paul Ruskoski (Tulsa, Oklahoma/Bishop Kelley HS) (6)
Shots on Goal:  Evan Clement (San Diego, California/Mt. Carmel HS / CCBC-Essex) (3), Ruskoski (3)
Goals: Dominic Bravata (Portage, Michigan/Portage Northern HS) (2), Ruskoski (2), Luke Schroeder (Plymouth, Minnesota/Totino-Grace HS) (2)
Assists: Drew Andre (Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada/Pitt Meadows Secondary School) (3)
Ground Balls: Domenic Tarello (Libertyville, Illinois/Libertyville HS) (6)
Saves: Riah Rathe (Chanhassen, Minnesota/Chanhassen HS) (15)
 
GAME SUMMARY 
FIRST QUARTER: Lewis 5, Alabama-Huntsville 1
Lewis started the contest with the first five goals of the contest for a early 5-0 lead. Nate McLean (Crystal Lake, Illinois/Crystal Lake Central HS) started the scoring with the goal to make it 1-0. 

Andre found Schroeder for the goal as Lewis had the advantage to make it 2-0. Malikye Good (Windsor, Ontario, Canada/St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic HS) found Ruskoski as he found the back of the net to make it 3-0. 

Three minutes later, Andre was able to get on the board with a goal with 7:26 to play in the first. A little over a minute later, Bravata recorded his first goal of the contest to extend Lewis' lead to 5-0. 

UAH was able to score in the closing minute of the first quarter which made it 5-1 Lewis. Rathe recorded six saves in the opening period. 

SECOND QUARTER: Alabama-Huntsville 2, Lewis 1
The Chargers started the second quarter with a pair of goals to get within two (5-3) with 12:38 left to go in the first half. Layne Kology (Hanover, Minnesota/Buffalo HS) was able to find Bravata as the Flyers found the back of net which gave Lewis a 6-3 lead at halftime.

THIRD QUARTER: Alabama-Huntsville 4, Lewis 3
Alabama-Huntsville started the third quarter with a goal in the opening minute to cut it down to 6-4. Lewis responded with three unanswered goals for a 9-4 advantage. 

Nolan Dalep (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada/Claremont Secondary School) was able to find Clement for the score and make it 7-4. Kology found the back of the net after receiving the pass from Bravata which made it 8-4. 

Dalep recorded another assist as he found Good for the back of the net to extend the lead to 9-4. The Chargers responded with three straight goals to close out the third as the Flyers led 9-7.

FOURTH QUARTER: Lewis 4, Alabama-Huntsville 3
Ruskoski started the final quarter with a man-up goal in the first 12 seconds after receiving the ball from Andre. UAH responded with a goal of its own to get back within two (10-8). 

Dalep got on the stat sheet for goals as the graduate student found the back of the net to extend the lead out to 11-8 with 10:29 left. The Chargers recorded another goal to pull within two again with 5:57 to play. 

Blaz found the back of the net with 3:25 remaining in the contest which made it 12-9. UAH scored its final goal of the match with 2:27 left to make it a two-score game.

Lewis scored with 51 seconds left in the match to extend the Flyers' lead to 13-10. Rathe recorded three more saves in the final quarter. 

FINAL SCORE: Lewis 13, Alabama-Huntsville 10
 
UP NEXT
Lewis men's lacrosse will begin Great Lakes Valley Conference play as the Flyers travel to Quincy on Saturday, March 30 starting at 1 p.m. CT.