Men's Lacrosse Falls to Chatham

Pittsburgh, Pa - The Bethany College men's lacrosse took on Chatham in a PAC contest Wednesday evening at Ellis Field. The Bison fell to the Cougars 21-5.

GAME OVERVIEW

 The Cougars jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead before the Bison could get on the board. Chandler Dunn scored with 5:14 to go in the first period. In the second period, Nick Melita hit the back of the net with 2:55 to go in the first half. The Bison trailed the Cougars 13-2 at halftime. In the third period, Tristan Shaffer and Chandler Dunn both scored for the green and white. The green and white added another goal in the fourth from a Clay Yingling goal. Bethany fell 21-5 to Chatham.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

• Chandler Dunn (2 G)
• Tristan Shaffer (1 G, 4 GB, 1 CT)
• Clay Yingling (1 G, 2 GB)
• Christian Robertson (5 GB, 2 CT)
• Nick Melita (1 G, 1 A, 7 GB, 1 CT)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Bethany tailed 23 saves, Andrew Smith (16) and Antonio Caputo (7)
• The green and white went 10-28 on face offs
• The Bison took 21 shots compared to Chatham's 77 shots
• Bethany went 11-18 on clear attempts
• The Bison scooped up 33 groundballs while Chatham had 71 groundballs

RECORDS

Bethany – 4-4 (1-1 PAC)

Chatham – 7-3 (2-0 PAC)

UP NEXT

Bethany will host Grove City on Saturday for a PAC contest. Faceoff is set for 1 pm.