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Piedmont PUM 8-2, 1-1 USA South
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Winner Pfeiffer PFU-M 4-6, 2-0 USA South
Piedmont PUM
8-2, 1-1 USA South
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Final
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Pfeiffer PFU-M
4-6, 2-0 USA South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Piedmont PUM 1 4 3 0 8
Pfeiffer PFU-M 1 6 2 2 11
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Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | K.C. Culler - Pfeiffer Athletics Communications

The Village Wins Again! Men's Lacrosse Downs Piedmont, 11-8

Men's Lacrosse Wins Over Piedmont, 11-8

Misenheimer, N.C. (March 23, 2024) – The Pfeiffer University men's lacrosse team dropped Piedmont University by an 11-8 score on an overcast Saturday afternoon in front of a large crowd of lacrosse alumni at Lefko-Mills Field.

The Basics
FINAL – Pfeiffer def. Piedmont, 11-8
Records
Piedmont – 8-2, 1-1 USA South
Pfeiffer – 4-6, 2-0 USA South

Location – Misenheimer, N.C. – Lefko-Mills Field

HOW IT HAPPENED
In a close game throughout, Pfeiffer broke a 4-4 tie in the middle stages of the second quarter with three straight scores to provide some separation.  Zach Gignac teamed with Quinn Becraft at 4:44 of the second to give Pfeiffer the 5-4 lead.  Less than two minutes later, Tyler Finley scored an unassisted goal to give the Falcons the 6-4 lead.  At 2:19, Zach DeFazio cashed in on a player-advantage to boost t6he Pfeiffer lead to 7-4.

Piedmont was able to cut the lead to 7-5 at 1:42 of the quarter, providing the two-goal lead at halftime.

After the break, Khyler Johnson scored at 7:36 on an assist from Finley to give the Falcons the three goal cushion.

Piedmont responded with back-to-back scores in the third quarter to pull to within one at 8-7.  DeFazio scored once more at 1:46 to push the lead to 9-7, before Piedmont once again pulled to 9-8 with a score at 52 seconds.

In the fourth, Pfeiffer held the Lions scoreless and tacked on two more scores, the first from Becraft at 8:15 and the latter from Jared Butler at 2:16, providing the 11-8 final.

Khyler Johnson finished with three goals while DeFazio also had three goals and an assists, finishing with four points.  Butler also finished with four points by scoring twice and providing a pair of assists in the win.

Defensively, Russell Davis had a great outing, causing six Lion Turnovers while collecting four ground balls.  Teammate Jeremiah Schenk led the way for Pfeiffer with five ground balls while adding three caused turnovers.

Freshman goalkeeper Oliver Buch made 11 stops on the afternoon while his Piedmont counterpart, Johnny Matrona made 22 saves,

Up Next
The Falcons will continue USA South play on Saturday, March 30 with a game against Huntingdon College.  Gametime is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and is part of Pfeiffer's annual Military Appreciation event in conjunction with the Pfeiffer softball program.
 
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play Visiting Team Score Home Team Score
1st Period PUM PFU-M
14:08 PUM
PUM - Brady McGuire Assisted by Jacob Hasbrouck
1 0
02:52 PFU-M
PFU-M - Jared Butler Assisted by Trent Orr
1 1
2nd Period PUM PFU-M
13:55 PFU-M
PFU-M - Khyler Johnson
1 2
13:32 PUM
PUM - Ian Parr
2 2
12:10 PFU-M
PFU-M - Khyler Johnson Assisted by Jared Butler
2 3
11:55 PUM
PUM - Brady McGuire Assisted by Zach Avila
3 3
09:02 PFU-M
PFU-M - Zach DeFazio Assisted by Jared Butler
3 4
07:52 PUM
PUM - Robert Bennett Assisted by Eric Fewell
4 4
04:44 PFU-M
PFU-M - Zach Gignac Assisted by Quinn Becraft
4 5
02:56 PFU-M
PFU-M - Tyler Finley
4 6
02:19 PFU-M
PFU-M - Zach DeFazio
4 7
01:42 PUM
PUM - Connor Rogers Assisted by Will Isley
5 7
3rd Period PUM PFU-M
07:36 PFU-M
PFU-M - Khyler Johnson Assisted by Tyler Finley
5 8
07:20 PUM
PUM - Michael Anderson Assisted by Brady McGuire
6 8
05:26 PUM
PUM - Joseph Whitmore Assisted by Brady McGuire
7 8
01:46 PFU-M
PFU-M - Zach DeFazio
7 9
00:52 PUM
PUM - Brady McGuire Assisted by Zach Avila
8 9
4th Period PUM PFU-M
08:15 PFU-M
PFU-M - Quinn Becraft Assisted by Zach DeFazio
8 10
02:16 PFU-M
PFU-M - Jared Butler Assisted by Trent Orr
8 11

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