MEN'S LACROSSE HANDLES BUSINESS ON THE ROAD AGAINST LEES-MCRAE

Banner Elk, NC - A big win came yesterday afternoon, with the Cobras downing the Bobcats off Lees-McRae 10-6 on the road!

By The Numbers

Final Score: Coker 10, Lees-McRae 6
Records: Coker 1-1 (0-0 SAC), Lees-McRae 0-2 (0-0 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Banner Elk, NC | Tate Field

Top Performers

Justin Beighey: 3 goals, 2 ground balls
Kaleb Hiltz: 3 goals
Zyaire Marshall: 1 goal, 2 assists
Ryan Forehand: 2 assists
Lennon Connolly: 3 caused turnovers, 1 ground ball

How It Happened

The Bobcats drew first blood in the opening period, less than three minutes into the contest. About four minutes later, Beighey's unassisted goal evened things up at 1-1 with over eight mintes left in the period. After a lull in play, the Bobcats took yet another lead, scoring with under a minute and a half left in the period.

The Cobras proceeded to go on a run that spanned around ten minutes across two different quarters. With less than a minute left on the clock in the first quarter, Tyler Ajemian scored off an Augie Ford assist to tie it at 2-2. Marshall scored an unassisted goal five minutes into the second quarter to take Coker's first lead of the game, with Hiltz scoring shortly ater on a man-up opportunity off an assist from Forehand. Marshall then assisted on Jackson Duke's score around two and a half minutes later to extend the lead to 5-2 and cap off the run.

Before the half ended, Lees-McRae clawed their way back in this one with two end-of-period goals to cut the deficit to just one at the half at 5-4. However, Coker responded with an even bigger run than they had previously to start off the second half. A five-goal run (two from Hiltz, two from Beighey, and one from Britt Rumbaugh) gave the Cobras a comfortable cushion and allowed them to finish this one out with a final score of 10-6.

Notables

Three Cobras continue their climb on their respective All-Time Coker statistical lists. Connolly accrued three caused turnovers in this one, moving his career total to 65 and vaulting him into fourth all-time past Dylan Marks (64). Only one CTO stands in between him and third, as DeShaun Ormond finished his career with 66. Forehand's two assists put his career total at 27, which vaulted him from twelfth to tied for ninth. One more would give him sole possession of ninth, while two more would tie him for eighth with Ethan Irizarry (29). Lastly, Beighey's three goals brought his total to 78, jumping John Bretton (76) for sixth all-time. He's got a bit more room to catch fifth, as Matt Murphy ended his career with 87.

Up Next

The Cobras contine their four-game away slate next Saturday, heading to Emmanuel on the 15th for a 1:00 PM ET start.