Bison knocked off by Chatham, 16-5

Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director

BETHANY, W.Va. (April 11) - The Bethany College men's lacrosse team was defeated by Chatham 16-5 in a Ohio River Athletic Conference (ORLC) game Wednesday evening.

THE MATCHUP

• Final: Chatham 16, Bethany 5 (Box Score)
• Records: Bethany 3-8, 1-5 ORLC | Chatham 6-5, 2-4 ORLC
• Location: Bison Stadium | Bethany, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bethany scored the game's first goal one minute and two seconds into the first quarter when senior Bryan Uth (Hedgesville, W.Va./Hedgesville) beat the Cougars goalie.
• Chatham went on a run of 11-straight goals over the next 20 minutes of the game to establish an 11-1 lead heading into halftime.
• The Cougars scored the first goal of the second half to take a 12-1 lead, before the Bison got markers from freshman Tristan Shaffer (Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax) and junior Will Gatling (Baltimore, Md./Northwestern) to pull within nine at 12-3.
• Chatham responded with two goals to close out the period and take a 14-3 advantage into the final quarter.
• The two squads exchanged goals in the fourth quarter, including Bethany scores by Uth and junior Anthony Helias (Erie, Pa./McDowell), to allow Chatham to claim the win.

MATCH NOTES

• Bethany senior Sean Rhodes (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) made nine saves on 25 total shots in the loss. Chatham attempted 40 shots in the game.
• Uth finished with two goals to lead the Bison offense, while Shaffer had a goal and a assist.
• Chatham won 17 of 24 in the face-off department.

UP NEXT

• Bethany is at home again on Saturday, April 14 when they host Thiel for an ORLC match at 1 p.m.
• Fans can follow coverage of the match here.