Box Score Mars Hill, NC – The University of Montevallo men's lacrosse team (1-1) picked up their first win of the 2020 campaign at a snowy Mars Hill (0-1). Montevallo's Thomas Vaesen lead all scorers with 9 goals. Vaesen also tallied 2 assists for a game high 11 points on the afternoon. Montevallo's Steven Collins opened up the scoring with his first career goal just under a minute into the game. Mars Hill tied the game at 1-1 when Zac Carrigan scored an unassisted goal. The Falcons went on a 3 goal run to in the middle of the first quarter where freshman Scott Friant notched his first career goal on an assist from Thomas Vaesen.
 
The Falcons outscored the Lions 6-3 in the second quarter to take a 11-6 lead going into halftime.
 
Montevallo had multiple players contribute on the offensive side of the field on Saturday. Junior attackman Dante Cloutier tallied 2 goals and 2 assists in the win. Freshman attackman Scott Friant chipped in with 2 goals and 1 assist. Sophomore Andru ross had 4 ground balls while contributing 1 goal and 1 assist. Sophomore Jackson Neufeld scored 1 goal and recorded 2 helpers. Sophomore midfielder Connor Frederick scored 2 goals and added an assist. Junior attackman Ryan Shea dished out 2 assists on the afternoon. Sophomore long stick midfielder Anthony Pecoraro added 1 goal and 1 assist.
 
Junior Kyle Little earned the win in the goal while recording a game high 9 ground balls. The Falcons defense was disruptive forcing the Lions into 37 turnovers including 23 in the second half.
 
Head Coach Jason Lange had this to say after the win today. "I was proud of how our guys responded after a subpar performance last week. We executed much better on the offensive side of the field and played more disciplined on the defensive side of the field. I thought our guys did a very good job dealing with tough weather conditions."
 
NEXT UP: The Falcons will return to action on Saturday February 15^th at 11:00AM when they host non-conference opponent Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.