Pfeiffer Men's Lacrosse Takes 20-11 Road Win at LaGrange

LaGrange, Ga. (April 17, 2022) – The Pfeiffer University men's lacrosse team won their third straight USA South game, downing LaGrange by a 20-11 score on the road in LaGrange, Ga.

The Basics
FINAL – Pfeiffer def. LaGrange, 20-11

Records
Pfeiffer – 10-2, 6-1 USA South
LaGrange – 6-7, 3-3 USA South

Location – LaGrange, Ga. – Panther Field

HOW IT HAPPENED
Homestanding LaGrange got on the board first to make it 1-0 with a goal at 12:24, but that lead was short-lived, as Pfeiffer's Quinn Becraft knotted the game at 1-1 at 11:28 with an unassisted goal.

The Panthers then went up 3-1 with a pair of back-to-back goals at 8:47 and 7:51, but Pfeiffer went on a six-goal run to end the quarter to take the 6-3 lead.  The Falcons then opened the second quarter with two goals at 14:08 and 13:43 to go up 8-3.  Three consecutive goals from LaGrange pulled the Panthers to 8-6, but Pfeiffer responded again, this time with a goal from Nick Pekins with 3:14 left before halftime put Pfeiffer up 9-6 at the break.

Jordan Fitzpatrick opened the third quarter with a goal at 13:57 for the Falcons and following a Lagrange score at 11:41, Pfeiffer's Brayden Sokolowski notched a pair of scores at 10:31 and 9:34.

Treven King also added a pair of goals that pushed Pfeiffer's lead to 14-8 late in the third quarter.

Leading 15-9 heading into the final quarter, Pfeiffer once again took control early, this time with four straight scores to take the 19-9 lead.  LaGrange would score twice more in the waning stages of the game to make it 19-11 but a goal from Quinn Becraft at 1:28 provided the 20-11 final.

Inside the Box Score
Sophomore Brayden Sokolowski finished with a team-best six goals on the afternoon and also added an assist while fellow sophomore Quinn Becraft had five goals and four assists.  Nick Pekins also had thre goals on the afternoon while Treven King scored a pair.  Jaylin Jones, Zach Skidmore, Chris Alcorn and Jordan Fitzpatrick each scored one each in the win.

Faceoff specialist Tucker Hill finished 26-of-33 on faceoffs and had 19 ground balls.  Hill leads the NCAA in all divisions in face-off winning percentage (.822).

Falcon goalkeeper Matt Stocks made eight saves while reserve goalkeeper Jason Rowland also made a pair of saves in the win.

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The Falcons will travel to USA South foe Piedmont for the final road game of the season on Saturday, April 23 for a 3:00 p.m. matchup with the Lions. Read Full Article