Men's Lacrosse: Bison Fall to Barons in Overtime Thriller

Bethany, W.Va. – The Bethany College men's lacrosse team dropped a heartbreaking overtime thriller to Franciscan University on Wednesday evening.  

THE BASICS

Final Score: Franciscan 9, Bethany 8          

Records: Bethany (5-5, 0-3); Franciscan (4-5, 1-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It was a back and forth affair for majority of the game between the Bison and Barons.
• Franciscan took an early 2-0 lead, before Tyler Britton put the Bison on the board with under four minutes to go in the first period.
• Clay Yingling knotted the game at 2-2 with 11:55 to go in the second period.
• The Barons battled back and regained the lead 4-2, but the Bison rebounded and deadlocked the game at 4-4 with under four minutes to go in the second period.
• The Bison and Barons were tied 5-5 at the half.
• Bethany took a 6-5 lead after Britton scored but Franciscan re-claimed the lead, 7-6 heading into the final period.
• Aarin Burton tied the game at 7-7 and Clay Yingling gave the Bison an one goal edge with 7:19 to go in the game.
• The Barons took momentum after a turnover and scored with twenty seconds left in regulation. They used the momentum and scored with under thirty seconds to go in overtime to snag the game from the Bison.  

BISON TOP PERFORMERS

• Clay Yingling led the Bison with two goals and two assists.
• Tyler Britton had two goals and one assist.
• Aarin Burton had two goals.
• Joshua Allegra and Jacob Ranttila had one goal each.
• Andrew Smith had 25 saves while Dillon Davenport had five caused turnovers.

UP NEXT

The Bison will travel to Grove City College for a PAC matchup on Tuesday, April 19 with a 7pm faceoff.