Men's Lacrosse Holds Off Michigan-Dearborn

ATHENS, Tenn.- After playing their first six games on the road or at a neutral site, the men's lacrosse team played their first home game of the season on Tuesday. The team hosted the University of Michigan-Dearborn Wolverines.

Tennessee Wesleyan took control of the game early, scoring six of the first seven goals of the game. Four of those came in the first quarter, beginning with Jackson Lollis' goal 45 seconds into the game. Hayden Harmon scored the next goal for the team and the lead moved to 3-0 when Wes Christian scored. The opponents got on the board with three minutes remaining in the first quarter while Harmon's second goal of the game gave the team a 4-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In a slow offensive quarter, Robert Holekamp scored one of the only two goals in the quarter at the ten-minute mark. The second of the two goals came with four seconds left when Matthew Tullock snuck a ball past the opposing goalkeeper, giving the Bulldogs a 6-1 lead at halftime.

The opening two minutes of the third quarter saw Michigan-Dearborn score two goals to cut the lead in half. Holekamp scored the next goal in the game, moving the team ahead by four as the scoreboard read 7-3. The third quarter ended with the teams exchanging goals, with Holekamp scoring a second time in the quarter to make the score 8-4 to start the fourth quarter. 

The tone of the game changed in the fourth quarter. Michigan-Dearborn put TWU in a bit of a scramble mood as the opponents scored the first three points of the quarter, cutting the lead to 8-7. With 1:22 left in the game, Kennedy Moore scored a goal, putting the Bulldogs up by two goals with a 9-7 score TWU held on to win with.

Holekamp led the offense with three goals. Jack Shaw had 16 saves in the net.

The next two games are set to be played at home for the Bulldogs (2-5) with #8 Madonna University being the next opponent for the team on Tuesday. The game is set to begin at 3:00 p.m.