The No. 14 Lindenwood men's lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon at No. 11 Seton Hill from Greensburg, Pa. Lindenwood's
Landon Schuster set a new single-game career-high with 15 saves, coming just one shy of equaling the single-game program record of 16.
GAME OVERVIEW
Garret Brunsvold opened the scoring in the game, giving the Lions an early 1-0 lead after just 1:44 of play. Seton Hill evened the score just 64 seconds later at 1-1. Lindenwood scored the final two goals of the quarter, and carried a 3-1 edge into the second frame.
Leonard Jones and
Colin Domek had the goals for the Lions.
Following an early second-quarter goal for Seton Hill, Lindenwood extended its lead to a 5-2 lead with just under 13 minutes remaining in the first half. Brunsvold notched his second goal of the game at the 13:21 mark of the quarter, and
Sean Darroch followed with his first score of the afternoon just 35 seconds later.
Seton Hill closed the half on a 5-1 scoring run, and took a 7-6 lead into the break.
The Griffins controlled play over the final two quarters, limiting Lindenwood to just one third-quarter score from
Carter Collins. Seton Hill scored six times over the final two periods, bringing the game to its final score of 13-7.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Domek and Brunsvold each scored two goals for the Lions.
- Brunsvold dished out one assist to finish the game with a team-leading three-point effort.
- Schuster's 15-save performance was the second-most single-game saves in program history, and helped to establish a new career-high mark.
- Collins led the way for the Lions with seven ground balls.
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Bryan Bevelhimer and Collin each caused two turnovers to pace Lindenwood defensively.
- The Lions were 19-of-23 on their clear attempts in the game.
- For the game, Lindenwood outshot Seton Hill by a 42-38 margin.
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will return to Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo. on Mar. 9 for a 1:00 p.m. matchup with No. 9 Tampa.