CONWAY, Ark. - The Hendrix College men's lacrosse team lost their first game of the 2017 season, falling to Southwestern University 10-8 at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The Warriors (0-1) scored a pair of goals in the first 2:06 of the game with sophomore attacker Jack Gorman finding the net on an assist from senior midfielder Alex Ortenstone, followed by goal from Ortenstone. The Pirates (1-0) scored three times in the quarter to go up 3-2.

SU went up 4-2 on Spence Bodenhamer's second goal of the gam early in the second. Junior defenseman Thomas Adamo caused a turnover, picked up the ground ball and scored to make the game 4-3. Sophomore transfer attacker Matt Latham scored his first career goal to tie it up with 8:01 left in the first half. Matt Amerie gave the Pirates a 5-4 lead at halftime with his third goal of the contest.

Freshman T. Michael Thomas and Ortenstone scored the first two goals of the third quarter to give Hendrix a 6-5 lead. Southwestern regained the lead with the next two goals, but Thomas scored on a power play with an assist from Latham to tie it up 7-7 headed into the final quarter.

Sophomore midfielder Cole Cramer gave the Warriors on 8-7 lead on Latham's third assist with 13:14 to play. Kai Knight-Trucan scored 34 seconds apart, including a man-up goal, to give the visitors a 9-8 advantage. Jared Welsh tacked on the final goal of the game for the Pirates with 8:13 to play.

For the game, Hendrix had eight goals, five assists, 40 shots, 25 on goal, 50 ground balls, 23 turnovers and 19 caused turnovers. They also went 9-of-21 on faceoffs, had seven penalties for six minutes and were 19-of-23 on clear attempts. Southwestern had 10 goals, nine assists, 35 shots, 37 on goal, 41 ground balls, 23 turnovers, 16 caused turnovers, were 12-of-21 on faceoffs, had four penalties for three minutes and were 21-of-29 on clears. Both keepers recorded 17 saves.

Hendrix Notes
- Latham came up with a goal, three assists and three ground balls in his first game as a Warrior.
- Ortenstone finished with a pair of goals and an assist with four ground balls.
- Thomas netted a pair of goals.
- Cramer recorded a goal and an assist. Gorman scored once.
- Adamo paced the defense with four caused turnovers and a career-high six ground balls to go with his goal.
- Sophomore defenseman Dominic Dachille caused three turnovers and picked up six ground balls.
- Sophomore attacker Drew Scanlan had a career-best five ground balls.
- Senior long-stick middie Graham Marcus had three caused turnovers and four ground balls.
- Junior Reed Mershon recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Senior keeper Chrisian Wheeler came up with 17 saves.

Southwestern Notes
- Amerie led the pirates with four goals.
- Bodenhamer recorded two goals and three assists.
- Knight-Turcan scored three times.
- Matthew Montagne had three assists.
- Steven Mesquiti and Logan Spalding each had three caused turnovers.
- Zane Abbott had an assist, four ground balls and was 11-of-18 on faceoffs.
- Goalie Kyle Kuberski recorded 17 saves and nine ground balls.

Up Next
Hendrix will travel to Kansas City, Mo. on Friday to take on NCAA Division II member Rockhurst University.