Pfeiffer Men's Lacrosse Grinds Out 11-9 Win Over Greensboro
Misenheimer, N.C. (April 10, 2022) – The Pfeiffer University men's lacrosse team grinded out a close 11-9 USA South men's lacrosse win on Saturday afternoon over rival Greensboro College at Lefko Field
The Basics
FINAL – Pfeiffer def. Greensboro, 11-9
Records
Greensboro – 8-4 (4-1 USA South)
Pfeiffer – 8-2 (4-1 USA South)
Location – Misenheimer, N.C. – N.E. Lefko Field
HOW IT HAPPENED
Pfeiffer got off to a hot start, jumping out to a 3-1 lead over Greensboro on a pair of goals from senior
Treven King and one from
Brayden Sokolowski. King also assisted on Sokolowski's goal at 1:36 of the first quarter.
Greensboro then went on a five-goal run, taking the 6-3 lead capped by a goal from Aaron Larios-Neubert at 6:57 of the second quarter.
Pfeiffer responded with two goals to close the quarter, both from Sokolowski, which pulled the Falcons to within 6-5, which was the halftime margin.
Pfeiffer took the lead early in the third quarter with a pair of goals, another from King and
Tyler Ajemian at the 13:26 mark, putting Pfeiffer ahead once more at 7-6.
After the Pride tied the game at 7-7 on another Larios-Neubert tally, Pfeiffer rallied again, this time with a four goal run that brought Pfeiffer to the 11-7 lead with 9:30 remaining.
Greensboro mounted another comeback, scoring at 5:30 and 3:10, but the Falcons were able to shut Greensboro down in the final stages in taking the 11-9 win.
Inside the Box Score
Treven King led all scorers with five goals and had on assist on the afternoon. He also managed a ground ball in the win. Sokolowski had three goals and a ground ball while Ajemian finished with two goals and a caused turnover.
Jacob Leone added a pair of assists and a goal in the win and also had a pair of ground balls.
Pfeiffer faceoff specialist
Tucker Hill continued his mastery of the circle, as he went 21-of-24 on faceoffs and had a game-best 15 ground balls.
Hill currently is the NCAA Division III leader in faceoff percentage (.816) and ranks third in ground balls per game (11.22)
Up Next
Pfeiffer will host Brevard in a USA South game on Wednesday, April 13 at 5:00 p.m. at Lefko Field.
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