Saints earn season opener win over Young Harris

(YOUNG HARRIS, Ga.) – The Thomas More men's lacrosse team defeated Young Harris 13-10 in their season opener on Saturday (February 7)
 

• Thomas More scored the first two goals of the game to take a 2-0 lead less than five minutes into the game. Freshman Eric Wong (Union, Ky. / Cooper) and redshirt sophomore Bryce Collins (Lewis Center, Ohio / Olentangy / Mercyhurst) both scored unassisted.
• Young Harris scored back-to-back shots including capitalizing on a man-up opportunity to tie the game.
• Junior Noah Koenig (Erlanger, Ky. / Dixie Heights) scored just 30 seconds later to give Thomas More back the lead.
• The Saints took a 4-3 lead after the first quarter on a goal from senior Spencer Lethbridge (Cleveland, Ohio / Olmsted Falls).
• Thomas More scored three more goals in the second quarter while holding Young Harris scoreless to take a 7-3 lead at half time. Those second quarter goals were from senior Graham House (Hilliard, Ohio / St. Charles), Wong, and Lethbridge. Wong also got credited for the assist on the Lethbridge goal.
• Freshman Gus Kleeman (Mason, Ohio / Mason) scored about a minute into the second half with an assist from Wong.
• Koenig and Wong scored a goal each to give the Saints a six goal lead with 5:27 remaining in the third quarter.
• The Mountain Lions attempted a comeback scoring three goals unanswered over the end of the third quarter and into the fourth quarter but it only brought them within three.
• Lethbridge had his third goal of the day at 8:07 remaining and then his fourth and final goal at the 2:28 mark as Thomas More took a 12-8 lead.
• The final Saints goal came off the stick of Collins with 1:19 remaining.
• Young Harris scored on a man-down situation with 54 seconds left before scoring their final goal with 21 seconds remaining.

 

• Spencer Lethbridge scored 4 goals.
• Eric Wong had three goals and two assists.
• Both Bryce Collins and Noah Koenig had two goals each while Gus Kleeman and Grahman Houser each adding one goal.

 

The Saints will return to action for their home opener on Saturday (February 14) at 10:30 AM.