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The Anderson University men’s lacrosse team welcomed the Trine University Thunder to Macholtz Stadium for a non-conference match-up on Saturday which saw Trine (6-1) secure a 13-3 victory over Anderson (5-4).

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April 2, 2022

The Anderson University men's lacrosse team welcomed the Trine University Thunder to Macholtz Stadium for a non-conference match-up on Saturday which saw Trine (6-1) secure a 13-3 victory over Anderson (5-4).

Although the Ravens were held scoreless on the offensive side during the first half of play, the Ravens defense put up a tough fight to limit the Thunder's goals. At the end of the first half, Trine held a 6-0 advantage over the Ravens as the teams went into the locker room.

Coming out of halftime, Johnathan Havener put up back-to-back goals to get the Ravens on the board and break the scoreless streak. Entering the fourth quarter, the Thunder led the Ravens 10-2. Anderson tacked on one more goal in the fourth by Josh Rhodes who was assisted by Cole Whatley. The Thunder closed out the game with three goals in a row to defeat Anderson 13-3.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Anderson finished with 20 shots, 9 on goal, while Trine had 53 shots, 30 on goal
  • Trine held a 37-to-28 advantage in ground balls.
  • Trine cleared 15-of-19 (78.9 percent) while Anderson finished 16-of-24 (66.7 percent) clears.
  • Johnathan Havener – 2 goals, 7 shots, 2 ground balls
  • Josh Rhodes – 1 goal, 4 shots, 1 ground ball
  • Eric Fisher – Saved 16-of-29 (55.2 percent) shots
  • Mason Bratcher – 1 team save
  • Cole Whatley – 1 assist, 3 shots, 1 ground ball, 2 caused turnovers.
  • Justin Bemis – 6 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
  • Kenny Bentley – 4 ground balls

UP NEXT

Anderson will hit the road on Saturday to Hanover to take on the Hanover College Panthers (4-4) in a non-conference battle. Faceoff is set for 1PM.