Gettysburg, Pa. -- The University of Lynchburg men's lacrosse team fell to Gettysburg 15-10 on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams opened the season ranked eighth in Division III by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The Bullets got the best of their No. 8-ranked counterparts despite a hot start from the Hornets.
Jake Rust opened the scoring for the Hornets, the 2024 season, and the game. Liam Holman doubled up Lynchburg's early lead with his first career goal exactly 60 seconds after Rust's score.
Riley Hastings broke the 2-2 tie that the Bullets created late in the first quarter with an assist from Dylan Wolfe. It was already Wolfe's second assist of the game after dishing to Holman for his goal.
Finn Schmidt scored Lynchburg's only goal of the second quarter, and the Bullets took a 7-4 lead into halftime.
The third quarter featured eight goals combined, and Wolfe scored the game's first and only man-up goal, but the Hornets still trailed headed into the final period.
With 9:06 left in the game, Lynchburg was only down two thanks to Schmidt and Wolfe's second goals of the game. Schmidt, Wolfe, Hastings, and Rust all finished with two goals each.
Lynchburg only got four more shots off in the final nine minutes as the Bullets tacked on three insurance goals. One of Lynchburg's shots ricocheted off the post, but Gettysburg's goalie was not tested in the final moments of play.
Lynchburg's goalie Tyler Hadley made 14 saves on 21 shots and had to sit out the final 30 seconds after a slashing penalty. Andrew Miller served the final 30 seconds in goal for the Hornets and allowed Gettysburg's final score.
Michael Kraus came up with 13 ground balls after winning 75% of his faceoffs, Henri Marindin paced the defense with two caused turnovers, and Hastings led the offense with 11 shots.
The Hornets (0-1) host Cabrini on Shellenberger Field on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. The Cavaliers are receiving votes in the USILA poll.
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