Fruland Tallies 5 Points as Men's Lacrosse Falls to Mars Hill

(Mars Hill, NC) - The Thomas More Men's Lacrosse team took on Mars Hill on Wednesday (March, 12th). The Saints fell to Mars Hill by a final score of 17 to 10. Thomas More moves to an overall record of 2-3 on the season.

• Mars Hill scored the first two goals of the game to take a 2-0 lead.
• First year Camden Newell (Westerville, OH / Olentangy Orange) scored an unassisted goal to make it a 2 to 1 game.
• Mars Hill extends their lead to 4 with three goals. (1-5)
• Graduate student Wyatt Fruland (Cincinnati, OH / Indian Hill) scored his first goal of the game to make it 5 to 2.
• First year Jase Macaulay (Port Dover, CA / Holy Trinity) recorded two goals off assists from sophomore Noah Koenig (Erlanger, KY / Dixie Heights) to answer Mars Hill goals and making the score 7 to 4.
• Mars Hill scores 3 more goals to make it 10 to 4.
• Wyatt Fruland scored off an assist from Noah Koenig to make it a 10 to 5 game.
• Following two Mars Hill goals, sophomore Stephen Schodowski (Chula Vista, CA / St. Augustine) scores a goal, and Wyatt Fruland scores off an assist from junior Joe Mariani (Warners, NY / Mater Dei) to make it a 5 goal game.
• Mars Hill closed the half with 3 goals to make it 15 to 7.
• Camden Newell scored the first goal of the second half to cut into the lead.
• Joe Mariani scored back to back goals off assists from Wyatt Fruland to make it a 15 to 10 game.
• Mars Hill scored 2 goals to go on and win 17 to 10.

• Wyatt Fruland led the Saints with 3 goals, 2 assists in the match.
• Joe Mariani tallied 2 goals and an assist with a ground ball.
• Camden Newell and Jase Macaulay each record two goals for the Saints.

• The Saints return on Saturday (March, 15th) when they travel to take on #7 Seton Hill. Game set to begin at 11:00 AM.