Pfeiffer Men's Lacrosse Winning Streak Snapped at SVU
Buena Viasta, Va. (April 2, 2022) – The Pfeiffer University men's lacrosse team had their 12-game USA South regular season winning streak snapped in a 17-8 loss at Southern Virginia on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
FINAL – Southern Virginia def. Pfeiffer, 17-8
Records
Pfeiffer – 7-2 (3-1 USA South)
Southern Virginia – 7-2 (4-0 USA South)
Location – Buena Vista, Va. – Knight Stadium
HOW IT HAPPENED
After starting the game with three straight goals from sophomore
Quinn Becraft, Southern Virginia outscored Pfeiffer 8-2 the rest of thetfirst half to take the 8-5 lead at halftime.
The Knights then used four goals to open the third quarter to build the lead to 12-5 before an man-up goal from
Colin Thornton closed to 12-6. Three more SVU goals to end the third quarter put the Knights up 15-6.
Pfeiffer's
Treven King  got a man-up goal from to start to fourth quarter to make it 15-7, but SVU scored two more in the fourth, sandwiched around another Becraft score to provide the 17-8 final, sending Pfeiffer to its first USA South regular season defeat in nearly two seasons.
Inside the Box Score
Quinn Becraft scored a team-best five goals and had an assist in the loss while
Treven King had a pair of goals and an assist.
Faceoff specialist
Tucker Hill went 21-of-29 on faceoffs while coming away with 12 ground balls.
Up Next
Pfeiffer will look to regroup this week, as they host rival Greensboro College on Saturday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m. in a USA South game at Lefko Field.
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