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​Storm falls to Belmont in season opener 


(BELMONT, NC) - The Lake Erie College men's lacrosse team opened the 2017 season on Saturday with a game on the road in Belmont, North Carolina. The 11th-ranked Storm fell to the #13 Belmont Abbey Crusaders 15-4.

The Crusaders scored first before the Storm tied the game on a goal from James Chadwick on an assist from Nicholas Tschetter  at the 9:55 mark. The Crusaders scored three straight goals, taking a 4-1 lead. With 19 seconds left in the first quarter, Brandon Donahue assisted on a goal by Tim Bay. The Storm trailed 4-2 after one quarter.

Belmont Abbey opened the second quarter with a score in the first minute. Lake Erie responded as Mitchell Stokes scored an unassisted goal with 10:55 left in the half. The Crusaders scored two more goals as they led the Storm 7-3 at halftime.

The Crusaders scored four straight goals for an 11-3 lead in the third quarter. Edmond Renaud scored on an assist from Mack Fall with 2:31 left in the third. The Storm trailed 11-4 after three quarters.

The Storm had ten shots in the fourth quarter but Belmont Abbey scored four goals in the fourth for a final score of 15-4.

Four different players scored as three different players had assists. The Storm took 29 shots in the game.

Reed Hnidy led the Storm with five groundballs and five caused turnovers while Tyler Manning had four groundballs. Five different players had two groundballs each. Liam Smith forced three turnovers for the Storm.

Dylan Dix made seven saves in the goal.

The Storm will return to action as they will face Florida Southern on Tuesday in Lakeland, Florida.

 tshirer@lakecountysentinel.com or follow Tim on Twitter @IndiansTim
POSTED 02/25/2017 19:39