EMORY, Va. – The Emory & Henry University Men's Lacrosse Team (0-5, 0-1 SAC) continued its season of firsts Saturday afternoon as the Wasps competed in the first South Atlantic Conference match in the program's history. Anderson (S.C.) University (3-2, 1-0 SAC) earned the road conference victory over the Wasps by a 31-3 final score

The Basics
FINAL SCORE – Anderson (S.C.) 31, Emory & Henry 3
LOCATION – Emory, Virginia
VENUE – Food City Sports Complex
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (0-5, 0-1 SAC); Anderson (S.C.) (3-2, 1-0 SAC)

How It Happened
- The Wasps wasted no time breaking through for their first goal in SAC play when sophomore midfielder Jackson Swanson (Salem, Va.) found freshman attacker Dakotah Hawkins (Roanoke, Va.) who beat the AU keeper to put E&H on top 1-0 at the 11:46 mark of the opening period. The Trojans roared back with eight goals in the first and tacked on six more in the second to take a 14-1 lead into the half.
- The visitors from Anderson continued to pour it on in the third period as they struck for 11 more tallies to push their advantage out to 25-1 heading into the final stanza. The Trojans scored the first two goals of the fourth, but E&H broke up the rally with 8:41 on the clock when Hawkins recorded his second score of the game. Anderson would go on to post the next four scores, but Hawkins had the final say of the afternoon as he completed his hat trick, the first in program history, on an unassisted goal with just over a minute remaining. The Trojans took the win by the 31-3 final margin. 

Emory & Henry Individual Leaders
- Hawkins was the driving force offensively for the Wasps as he had all three goals on five shots while adding three ground balls. Freshman attacker Collin Shell (Blountville, Tenn.) fired five shots and added two ground balls and caused a turnover. Freshman attacker David Mewes (Greenville, S.C.) and freshman attacker Gabe Carter (Kingsport, Tenn.) each finished with a pair of shots.
- Freshman defender Kyle Dyott (Easton, Md.) had four ground balls while causing a pair of turnovers while freshman face-off Jaxon Blackshear (Hedgesville, W.Va.) went for six ground balls and added a shot.
- Freshman goalie Mason Buttery (Carmel, Ind.) recorded a career-high 21 saves and scooped up a team-high eight ground balls. Freshman goalie Julian Pantoja (Vinton, Va.) had seven saves in net in relief of Buttery in the second half.

Anderson (S.C.) Individual Leaders
- Lukas Newman and Radyn Badraun had a game-high four goals each to lead the Trojans while Ryan Bitterman, Matthew Rodgers, Brodie Deutsch and Nate Winpisinger all finished with three goals apiece.
- Bobby Devenport IV, Adin Laughlin and Nate Pepe combined for six saves in goal for the Trojans in the win. 

Up Next
- Emory & Henry hits the road next Saturday, March 8 when they travel to take on SAC opponent Catawba College. Face-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. from Salisbury, North Carolina. 

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