Men's Lacrosse: Bethany suffers loss to Mount Union

BETHANY, W.Va. – The Bethany College men's lacrosse team played host to the University of Mount Union in a wintery non-conference matchup Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

Final Score: Mount Union 25, Bethany 5  

Records: Mount Union (1-0, 0-0 OAC) Bethany (1-2, 0-1 PAC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Purple Raiders dominated the Bison in a 10-1 opening period of play. The Bison goal came from Tyler Britton after Zach Tuley found him on the cut with 2:58 to go in the first period.
• After the second period, the Bison trailed 19-2. The Green and White's second goal came from freshman Zach Tuley who was assisted by Cameron Russo.
• In the third, Ethyn Taylor scored with 6:12 to go and Zach Tuley found Tyler Britton for his second goal of the game.
• The Bison's final goal came from senior transfer, Cameron Russo. The Bison would fall, 25-5.

BISON TOP PERFORMERS

• Tyler Britton finished with two goals.
• Zach Tuley finished with one goal and two assists.
• Cameron Russo had one goal and one assist.
• Defensively, Christian Funari finished with five groundballs and three caused turnovers.
• Christian Nestor had 18 saves.

STATS OF THE GAME

• Mount Union held the shot advantage, 64-20.
• The Purple Raiders won 21-of-32 face offs.
• Bethany scored their first man-up goal of the season.

UP NEXT

The Bison will hit the road for the first time this season in a non-conference matchup against Hiram College on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7 pm.