Ravens Take Down Quakers on Senior Day
The Anderson University men’s lacrosse team took down the Earlham College Quakers with a 13-4 victory during Saturday’s Heartland Collegiate Lacrosse Conference (HCLC) matchup at Macholtz Stadium.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Earlham
(2-11, 0-1)
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1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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Anderson (IN)
(7-5, 1-0)
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3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Team Stats
Earlham
| Game Statistics | Earlham | Anderson (IN) |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 19 | 64 |
| Ground Balls | 34 | 38 |
| Saves | 20 | 6 |
| Clears | 17-32 | 16-32 |
| Turnovers | 29 | 20 |
| Face Offs Won | 7 | 13 |
| Man Up | 0-6 | 1-4 |
The Anderson University men's lacrosse team took down the Earlham College Quakers with a 13-4 victory during Saturday's Heartland Collegiate Lacrosse Conference (HCLC) matchup at Macholtz Stadium.
Anderson honored its four seniors, Eric Fisher, Logan Lawrence, Caleb Spencer and Zach Thompson before the contest. Fisher, Lawrence and Spencer were all players on the inaugural men's lacrosse roster at Anderson.
How it Happened
The first goal of the game came from the same player who scored the first goal in Ravens men's lacrosse history, Lawrence. Lawrence made the lead 1-0 with 6:04 left in the first quarter. Earlham (2-11, 0-1) was able to tie the game up with 3:27 left in the first at 1-1.
The Ravens ended the first quarter with two unanswered goals; first from Josh Rhodes off of a Johnathan Havener assist and then from Havener off of Rhodes assist to end the first quarter 3-1.
Anderson would hold onto the lead for the remainder of the game, outscoring Earlham in every quarter and holding them scoreless in the fourth quarter to end the game 13-4.
The Ravens outshot Earlham 64-19, won the faceoff battle 13-7 and won the groundball category 38-31. Anderson cleared each of its 15 attempts while the Quakers finished 17-of-32 (53.1 percent) clears.
Inside the Box Score
- Josh Rhodes - 4 Goals, 1 Assist
- Johnathan Havener - 3 Goals, 4 Assists, 1 Caused Turnover
- Michael Ertel - 2 Goals, 2 Caused Turnovers
- Logan Lawrence - 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 3 Ground Balls
- Cole Whatley - 2 Goals, 1 Assist
- Eric Fisher - 10 Shots Faced, 6 Saves
- Kenny Bentley - 8 Ground Balls, Won 13-of-20 (65 percent) Faceoffs
Student-Athlete Comments
- Eric Fisher - All the guys did great. I have to give props to my defense. They always come out strong and they came out strong [on Saturday]. I can't thank them enough. The offense has done great these past couple of games and I can't be more proud of them.
- Logan Lawrence - Last time we played Earlham, we gave them a blowout 21-1 win. Our fundamentals were kind of iffy, but we'll get to practice, get to work and fix those mistakes and we'll go undefeated [in conference play]. Overall, the defense played a heck of a game, so props to them. We could have done better offensively, but we got the job done.
- Caleb Spencer - It was a big time win for the boys. We came out here and kind of had this expectation that we were going to win big and I think we followed through on that. We started out a little bit slow, but we picked it up, the guys came out and we gave it our all for all of these seniors, myself included, this was a really exciting game and we'll get back to work on Monday.
- Zach Thompson - I think [Saturday] was a great opportunity to celebrate the seniors here. Logan Lawrence and Eric Fisher have been here and built up this program. We got another win and we're looking to do more.
Up Next
The Ravens travel to Cincinnati, Ohio for an HCLC matchup to face off against Mount St. Joseph University (3-11, 0-1) on Wednesday, April 27 at 7 p.m.
