Lynchburg, Va. -- A run of five straight goals in the final period, including a hat trick from junior attackman Riley Hastings, allowed the University of Lynchburg men's lacrosse team to snag a narrow victory over Roanoke, 19-18, on Saturday night at Shellenberger Field.

The No. 13 Hornets (7-4, 4-0) trailed for nearly the entire contest until fifth year midfielder Grant Voigt sparked a rally of five consecutive goals, which pushed Lynchburg in front, 19-16, with 4:53 left on the clock. During that stretch, Hastings tallied three goals while fifth year middie Jake Rust was the other goal scorer. The Hornets took the lead with Hastings' second goal during the run with 6:36 remaining and never looked back. 

In the early goings, Roanoke got on the board first just 22 seconds into the outing. After some back-and-forth, the Maroons nailed four straight goals to go ahead, 6-2, with 2:37 left in the opening period. Lynchburg scored the next three goals to cut its deficit to one, 6-5, with 14:51 to go before halftime. Roanoke scored three of the remaining four goals that were scored before the halftime intermission and the sides went into the break with a 9-6 Maroon advantage.

Following some more see-saw action, Lynchburg was able to knot the score at 12 apiece with 5:17 left in the third period following a man-up goal by Rust. Roanoke responded with three quick goals in less than a minute and found themselves with a 15-12 edge with 3:01 left in the third period. The Hornets clawed their way back into the contest and stung the Maroons in the final period.

Hastings tallied a career-best seven points in tonight's affair with five goals and two assists. Sophomore middie Liam Holman had a stellar performance as well with two goals and two apples. Rust and junior attack Finn Schmidt had three points each. For the Maroons, Wyatt Whitlow and Julian Kammerman each produced seven-point games. Whitlow had five goals and two assists while Kammerman scored a sock trick and dished out one assist.

Next up, the Hornets will square off against No. 10 Washington and Lee in Lexington, Va. on Wednesday, April 9 at 7 p.m.

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