Pfeiffer Men's Lacrosse Rolls Past Averett, 26-3

Misenheimer, N.C. (March 29, 2021) – The Pfeiffer University men's lacrosse team used a dominating first quarter performance and rolled to a convincing 26-3 USA South road win at Averett on Saturday night.

The Basics

FINAL – Pfeiffer def. Averett, 26-3

Records
Pfeiffer – 6-1 (4-0 USA South)
Averett – 4-4 (0-3 USA South)

Location – Danville, Va. – Campbell Stadium

HOW IT HAPPENED

Pfeiffer outscored Averett 10-0 in the first quarter and led 19-1 at halftime.

The Falcons scored the first 14 goals of the game before Averett notched their first goal of the game at 9:07 in the second quarter.

Pfeiffer then held the 22-2 lead after the third and added four more in the fourth to take the 26-3 win.

All told, 12 players scored for Pfeiffer, who ran their winning streak to five consecutive games.  Pfeiffer has also won three of their four conference games by 10 goals or more.

Inside the Box Score
Sophomore Quinn Becraft (Huntersville, N.C.) led the way, as he scored seven goals on the game.  Reliable senior Jared Nelson (Vestal, N.Y.) supplied nine assists and had three goals on the afternoon to continue his impressive play and to extend his school-record numbers for career assists.

Tucker Hill (Victor, N.Y.) controlled 10 ground balls and scored a pair of goals on the afternoon while owning 14-of-16 face offs.  Luke Cox (Winston-Salem, N.C.) had a pair of goals, as did graduate student John Allen (Lebanon, Ohio).  Allen also had a pair of assists in the win.

Other Falcons who scored include Trevin King (3), Corey Choberka (2), Chris Alcorn (1), Peter Donahue (1), Nu Kwan Fair (1), Jacob Leone (1), and Brayden Sokolowski (1).