Danville, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg men's lacrosse team began conference competition with a road trip to Averett and earned a 25-3 victory on Wednesday night at Campbell Stadium.

Seventeen different performers scored for the No. 3/3 Hornets (6-1, 1-0 ODAC) in today's victory over the Cougars (0-8, 0-2), led by Van Tanguay's three goals, while Drew Schmidt paced the team with four assists. The Hornets outshot Averett 61-11, held a 60-17 advantage in ground balls, and won 28-of-31 faceoffs in the victory.

The Hornets set the tone early, scoring nine goals in the first quarter. Riley Hastings opened the scoring off an assist from Cam Ash, and Spencer Vandenberg followed with an unassisted goal. After Averett answered to make it 2-1, Lynchburg responded with a seven-goal run. Hastings added another goal, while Tanguay scored twice during the stretch, including one assisted by Mark Rubley. Quincy White and Nathan Miller each scored, and Ryan Hildebrand and White added late goals to give the Hornets a 9-1 lead after one.

Lynchburg continued to build its advantage in the second quarter. Tanguay completed his hat trick on a feed from Drew Schmidt, and Mikey Richardson later scored off an assist from Hudson Royer to extend the lead to 11-1 at halftime.

The Hornets added six more goals in the third quarter. Henry Fowler opened the scoring with a goal assisted by Richardson, followed by a quick strike from Rocco Egan. James Bauer converted a man-up opportunity from Quincy White, and Miller added his second goal of the game. Schmidt and Richardson also found the net as Lynchburg built a 17-3 lead entering the fourth.

Lynchburg closed the game with eight goals in the fourth quarter. Hildebrand scored early off an assist from Adam Volm, and Brooks Griffith, Ethan Carr, and Andrew Beal added goals during the run. Volm later scored off a pass from Evan Yale, while Liam Crawford and Yale each added goals down the stretch, with Yale scoring twice off assists from Schmidt.

Next up, the Hornets welcome Bridgewater to Shellenberger Field on Saturday, March 21 at 7 p.m.

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