BUENA VISTA, Va. - Playing its second road game of the season and first in more then two weeks, Hendrix traveled to Buena Vista, Va. Tuesday evening for a pivotal non-conference showdown against Southern Virginia. The Warriors only managed one goal in the first 15 minutes of play and scored a pair in the third frame as the Knights defeated Hendrix, 21-10. Hendrix drops to an even 4-4 on the year while SVU improves to .500 with a 5-5 mark. Sophomore Max Lynch tallied a season-high five goals in the loss while also picking up one ground ball. The five goals ties his career-best which was set back a season ago.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Hendrix 10, Southern Virginia 21
Records: Warriors 4-4, Knights 5-5
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Knights took the 2-0 lead nearly eight minutes into the game before Lynch recorded his first of the night.
- After scoring the next seven goals in a row, Southern Virginia took a commanding 9-1 lead with 11:57 until halftime.
- Cullen Robinette and Cole Cramer accounted for their first goals of the day next before the Knights scored two more to take an 11-3 lead with just over six minutes until halftime.
- Both teams managed to exchange two scores in a row before Hendrix trailed 13-5 at the break.
- The Warriors were outscored 8-5 in the final 30 minutes of action as the Knights defeated Hendrix 21-10 Tuesday night.
OF NOTE:
- Outside of Lynch's five goals, Cramer tallied a pair while Spencer Dorfneilsen scored twice and Robinette once.
- Dominic Dachille picked up a team-high eight ground balls while also forcing a team-best four turnovers.
- Elias Ramos scooped up three ground balls while also winning 20 face-offs.
- Robinette and Jack Gorman accounted for a pair of assists each against the Knights.
- Taylor Noack carded 10 saves against Southern Virginia Tuesday in all 60 minutes of work for the Warriors.
WHO'S NEXT:
Hendrix remains on the road for its second game in three days. The Warriors face Methodist from Fayetteville, N.C. Thursday at 3 p.m. CT.
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