BANNER ELK, N.C. - The No. 17 Pfeiffer men's lacrosse team (5-2, 1-0 CC) avoided an upset at Lees-McRae (1-5, 0-1) in their Conference Carolinas opener on Tuesday afternoon. The Bobcats trailed just 11-9 with 11 minutes left in the contest before Pfeiffer rallied for five straight goals to seal the victory.

Cole Sheen paced the Falcons with five goals and added an assists, while Kyle Pauwels tallied four goals and a helper. The Bobcats were led by Blaine Stottlar who finished with five scores.

Mike Moorehead made 13 saves on 23 shots to improve to 5-2 on the season. Mooreheade added six ground balls on the day.

Blade Garlow also finished with five points in the contest as the junior had one goal and four assists. Matt Lewis led the Falcons with eight ground balls and went 14-for-22 on face offs.

Bobcat goalie Cameron Castle kept LMC close as he posted a 20 saves in his 55:44 of action. In total, Pfeiffer held a dominating 55-34 lead in shots but Castle was solid in net.

The Falcons also dominated in ground balls, holding a 44-29 advantage. Pfeiffer went 24-for-25 in clears and converted 1-of-4 man up opportunities.

Pauwels scored three of his four goals in the first half as Pfeiffer held an 8-4 lead going into the break. After Ben Austin and Matt Michaeli scored to start the second half, it appeared Pfeiffer would pull away. The Bobcats refused to back down as they closed out the third quarter by scoring four of the final five goals.

Trailing just 11-8, Stottlar cut the lead to two 44 seconds into the fourth quarter. Sheen single handedly willed the Falcons to victory as the senior scored two straight goals and three of the final five goals as Pfeiffer grabbed control of the game.

Michaeli finished with a solid line for Pfeiffer, posting three goals, two assists and five ground balls, while causing a turnover.

The win snaps Pfeiffer's two game losing streak. Pfeiffer looks to continue its winning ways with a matchup at Lake Erie looming on Saturday. Face off is set for 1 p.m.