The No. 16 Lindenwod men's lacrosse team extended its season-opening winning streak to four games on Saturday afternoon with a 14-10 road victory over Young Harris. With wins in each of its first four games of the season, the Lions are off to their best start since starting the 2015 campaign with a 5-0 record.

GAME OVERVIEW
Leonard Jones scored the game's first goal just 88 seconds into the contest, giving the Lions an early 1-0 advantage. Lindenwood protected its one-goal lead for the next 10:04 of play, until Young Harris tallied the equalizing score.

Lindenwood responded with two goals in the final 80 seconds of the quarter, building a 3-1 lead after the first frame. Jones had Lindenwood's second goal of the game, while Garrett Brunsvold picked up the team's third score.

The home team scored back-to-back goals to begin the second quarter, tying the game at 3-3. However, the Lions poured in four of the next five goals before halftime, and took a 7-4 lead into the intermission.

Each team scored twice in the third quarter, which ended with Lindenwood holding a 9-6 lead over Young Harris.

The Mountain Lions outscored the Lions by a 3-1 margin to begin the fourth quarter, trimming Lindenwood's lead to just a single goal.

Lindenwood responded with four of the game's final five goals, as Carter Collins, Colin Domek, and Jones twice all found the back of the net, helping the Lions earn a 14-10 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Jones scored five goals to match a career-high, and now has at least three points in every game this season.
- Domek scored a season-high four goals. Domek has at least three goals in each of his two games this season.
- Collins and Sean Darroch each had two-goal efforts, and each finished the game with three points.
- Michael Miocic was dominant on the faceoffs for the Lions, winning 20 of his 27 draws. Miocic also added a team-leading nine ground balls.
- Danny Kowalski and Collins each caused two turnovers to lead the team.
- Landon Schuster started in goal for the Lions, stopping 10 of the 20 shots on goal that he faced.
- For Schuster, the 10 saves set a new career-high.

UP NEXT
Lindenwood will take on Alderson Broaddus in a neutral-site contest from Greensburg, Pa. on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. (12:00 p.m. central).