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Photo by: Steve Parker
Falcon Lacrosse Downs Furman, 11-7
3/23/2019 1:41:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Air Force lacrosse extended to a four-game win-streak, now 2-0 in SoCon
GREENVILE, S.C. - Senior attack man Trey Lervick notched his fifth hat trick this season as he lead the Falcons to their fourth-straight win, beating Furman, 11-7, Saturday afternoon in Greenville, S.C. The Falcons improve to 6-2 on the season with a 2-0 mark in league play.
Furman (2-7, 0-2 SoCon) was first to light the scoreboard as Keegan Pearl netted a goal at the 11:36 mark, but Air Force's response was swift and devastating as the Falcons rattled off six-straight goals to close the quarter.
Lervick, who has now scored 13 goals in three-straight hat tricks performances, netted three goals in the opening quarter. He was the first to respond via Cam Carter's assist at the 8:56 mark. A brief nine-seconds later, senior defender Brandon Jones rocketed the ball in with the long pole, taking the lead at 8:45. At the 6:55 mark, Carter connected with Lervick again, this time for his second goal. Senior teammate Tim Baker, who has scored a goal in every appearance this season, continued the streak with an unassisted goal at the 5:06 mark. With 3:21 remaining in the first quarter, junior attack man Matthew Schwartz assisted Lervick with his hat trick goal, extending Air Force's lead 5-1. Lervick, who wanted to show his ability to facilitate goals instead of score them, assisted teammate Kevin Cox with a goal at the 2:36 mark.
In the second quarter, Furman was first to score again, this time it was Carson Sorrells in an unassisted attack. Nearly 10 minutes later, the Falcons finally responded with two goals to close the second quarter with an 8-2 lead. Cox added his second, unassisted, at the 2:39 mark while Lervick punched in his fourth with 1:14 remaining in the half. Of Lervick's five hat trick performances, three have been four-goal marks.
Coming out of the halftime break with an 8-2 lead, the Falcons' offense appeared to take the pedal off the metal, scoring only one goal, while the suffocating Air Force defense held the Paladin's to zero goals. Christian Kuhn, a sophomore attack man with four goals this season, scored the lone goal via Matthew O'Rourk's assist at the 7:20 mark.
As the Falcon reserves began to trickle onto the turf, the Furman offense became more active. The Paladins' Jared Birch was first to score in the final quarter. Gianni Orlando, Air Force's sophomore midfielder, responded with an unassisted goal for his third of the season. Furman rattled off two goals in 16-seconds in response, cutting Air Force's lead to five goals. Christian Marshall, a freshman midfielder registered his first collegiate point as he assisted Kuhn for his second goal, Air Force's 11th of the game, with 7:33 left in the game.
Furman plugged in the final two goals, but it was too little too late as the time expired with the score in favor of the Falcons, 11-7.
At the final whistle, Air Force outshot Furman, 37-31, and picked up 36 ground balls to the Paladins' 24. Lervick and freshman standout August Johnson led the Falcons with five shots apiece while Carter, Baker and Orlando tallied four apiece. Jones picked up a game-high and team season-high nine ground balls, leading the Falcons with 46 this season. Quentin Carlile, a freshman defender looking to break out, picked up five ground balls and registered a team-high three caused turnovers. Jones and sophomore defender Vince Lombardi caused two turnovers apiece.
Senior face off specialist Trent Harper is on a seven-game win streak at the face off X, winning 16-of-21 attempts (.761), while picking up six ground balls. He has won 16 face offs in three games this season, with a season-high 17 against Detroit Mercy (Mar. 6).
In goal, Braden host earned his sixth win, making nine saves in 16 shots on goal (.522). Host has had a .500+ save percentage every game this season.
Next up, Air Force will travel to New Haven, Connecticut, for Spring Break to take on 2018 NCAA Champions, No. 3 Yale, 7 p.m. ET, March 26.
Furman (2-7, 0-2 SoCon) was first to light the scoreboard as Keegan Pearl netted a goal at the 11:36 mark, but Air Force's response was swift and devastating as the Falcons rattled off six-straight goals to close the quarter.
Lervick, who has now scored 13 goals in three-straight hat tricks performances, netted three goals in the opening quarter. He was the first to respond via Cam Carter's assist at the 8:56 mark. A brief nine-seconds later, senior defender Brandon Jones rocketed the ball in with the long pole, taking the lead at 8:45. At the 6:55 mark, Carter connected with Lervick again, this time for his second goal. Senior teammate Tim Baker, who has scored a goal in every appearance this season, continued the streak with an unassisted goal at the 5:06 mark. With 3:21 remaining in the first quarter, junior attack man Matthew Schwartz assisted Lervick with his hat trick goal, extending Air Force's lead 5-1. Lervick, who wanted to show his ability to facilitate goals instead of score them, assisted teammate Kevin Cox with a goal at the 2:36 mark.
In the second quarter, Furman was first to score again, this time it was Carson Sorrells in an unassisted attack. Nearly 10 minutes later, the Falcons finally responded with two goals to close the second quarter with an 8-2 lead. Cox added his second, unassisted, at the 2:39 mark while Lervick punched in his fourth with 1:14 remaining in the half. Of Lervick's five hat trick performances, three have been four-goal marks.
Coming out of the halftime break with an 8-2 lead, the Falcons' offense appeared to take the pedal off the metal, scoring only one goal, while the suffocating Air Force defense held the Paladin's to zero goals. Christian Kuhn, a sophomore attack man with four goals this season, scored the lone goal via Matthew O'Rourk's assist at the 7:20 mark.
As the Falcon reserves began to trickle onto the turf, the Furman offense became more active. The Paladins' Jared Birch was first to score in the final quarter. Gianni Orlando, Air Force's sophomore midfielder, responded with an unassisted goal for his third of the season. Furman rattled off two goals in 16-seconds in response, cutting Air Force's lead to five goals. Christian Marshall, a freshman midfielder registered his first collegiate point as he assisted Kuhn for his second goal, Air Force's 11th of the game, with 7:33 left in the game.
Furman plugged in the final two goals, but it was too little too late as the time expired with the score in favor of the Falcons, 11-7.
At the final whistle, Air Force outshot Furman, 37-31, and picked up 36 ground balls to the Paladins' 24. Lervick and freshman standout August Johnson led the Falcons with five shots apiece while Carter, Baker and Orlando tallied four apiece. Jones picked up a game-high and team season-high nine ground balls, leading the Falcons with 46 this season. Quentin Carlile, a freshman defender looking to break out, picked up five ground balls and registered a team-high three caused turnovers. Jones and sophomore defender Vince Lombardi caused two turnovers apiece.
Senior face off specialist Trent Harper is on a seven-game win streak at the face off X, winning 16-of-21 attempts (.761), while picking up six ground balls. He has won 16 face offs in three games this season, with a season-high 17 against Detroit Mercy (Mar. 6).
In goal, Braden host earned his sixth win, making nine saves in 16 shots on goal (.522). Host has had a .500+ save percentage every game this season.
Next up, Air Force will travel to New Haven, Connecticut, for Spring Break to take on 2018 NCAA Champions, No. 3 Yale, 7 p.m. ET, March 26.
Team Stats
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31
Turnovers
21
20
Caused Turnovers
10
9
Faceoffs Won
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5
Extra-Man Opps
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2
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24
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0
FO
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Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
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