For just the second time in program history, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Team improved to 4-0 with a thrashing of Tusculum on Saturday afternoon, 21-11.
Lenoir-Rhyne scored 18 of the first 22 goals in the game to take an 18-4 lead in the middle of the third quarter. Toron Eccleston scored a game-high four goals and added three ground balls. Myles Moffat added a hat trick and one assist for a four-point afternoon. David Bell had a goal and a career-high three assists. Zach Bodeau dominated faceoffs in the first half, winning 13-of-16 and scooping up a game-high 10 ground balls.
The Bears held a 50-38 advantage in shots and a 35-25 advantage on shots on goal. Lenoir-Rhyne went 16-of-17 in clears and also held a dominant 42-28 advantage in ground balls. LR was 2-of-3 on the man advantage.
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The No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Lacrosse Team defeated No. 12 Limestone at home for the first time in program history on Saturday afternoon, 16-7, and has now defeated the Saints three of the last four times head-to-head.
After Toron Eccleston scored the game’s opening goal, the Saints answered with a pair. The fast-moving first quarter would finish with a 6-4 LR advantage.
The Bears outscored Limestone 10-3 in the final three quarters and only allowed one goal in each of those three frames.
All three starting attackmen Eric Dickinson, Myles Moffat and Toron Eccleston scored four goals in the victory. Dickinson added four assists for an 8-point afternoon. With his six points, Moffat becomes just the seventh player in program history with 100 career points.
The No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Lacrosse Team scored the game's final three goals to hand No. 13 Belmont Abbey a 14-11 loss in the Bears home opener. Toron Ecclest