When and Where: March 9, 2024 – Mount Olive, N.C. – Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex
Score: University of Mount Olive 12, Southern New Hampshire University 9
Records:  SNHU 1-3, Mount Olive 3-3

Graduate student Tim Krutz (Cheshire, Conn.) had two goals and an assist and senior Ronan DePaul (Elkton, Md.) made 10 saves but Men's Lacrosse fell 12-9 at Mount Olive University on a rainy Saturday in North Carolina.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Krutz – 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 ground ball
• Senior Jack Terrones (Anaheim, Calif.) – 2 goals, 1 ground ball
• Graduate student Ryan Auger (Hampstead, N.H.) – 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 ground ball
• Freshman Ryan Lynch (Derry, N.H.) – 2 goals, 3 ground balls
• DePaul – 10 saves, 10 ground balls
• Graduate student Gennaro Marra (Hampstead, N.H.) – 13-23 on faceoffs, 6 ground balls
• Graduate student Cam Cote (Saco, Maine) – 2 caused turnovers, 3 ground balls

KEY MOMENTS

• The Penmen battled from down 5-0, scoring for the first time with 1:13 to play in the first quarter on a goal by Terrones.
• Lynch added an unassisted marker with 4:12 to play in the half to cut the score to 6-2 at halftime.
• Lynch scored a man-up goal at 11:26 of the third quarter to make it 8-3.
• After a goal by Aidan Lalonde of the Trojans, the Penmen scored four of the next five goals to pull within three at 10-7 at 12:08 of the fourth quarter.
• Krutz assisted freshman Sean Dwyer (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) on one goal, and scored himself with 2:48 left in the third period.
• Terrones made it 10-7 with his second goal of the game.
• Goals late by sophomore Matt Antonetti (North Attleboro, Mass.) and Krutz brought the Penmen back within three at 12-9.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Mount Olive had 22 shots on goal and SNHU had 20.
• The Penmen had a 32-30 edge on ground balls.
• SNHU was 15-for-16 on clear attempts while the Trojans were 20-for-22.
• The Penmen had 19 turnovers and caused seven turnovers.
• SNHU went 1-for-3 in man-up situations and Mount Olive was 3-for-5.

NOTES

• This was the second of two games played in North Carolina – the Penmen fell 10-9 at Catawba College on Wednesday.
• Mount Olive leads the all-time series 3-0.  The teams last met in 2015.
• Krutz has four goals and four assists.
• Auger leads the Penmen with 11 assists and 5 goals for 16 points.
• Lynch is the top goal-scorer for SNHU with nine.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen will play its first Northeast-10 conference game next Saturday afternoon at Saint Michael's College (1:00 p.m.)
• The next home game for the Penmen will be Saturday, March 23 at Ouellette Stadium against American International College. 

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