MARS HILL, N.C. – The Montevallo men's lacrosse team earned its first win of the 2023 campaign with a 11-7 victory over Mars Hill on Feb. 11. 
 
After a scoreless 12 minutes to open the game, Zach Laberge broke the ice to give Montevallo a 1-0 lead with 3:14 left in the first quarter off a pass from Trevayne Hunter. Just two minutes later, Hunter added the second goal of the game to give the Falcons a 2-0 advantage heading into the second quarter. 
 
Mars Hill got on the board early in the second quarter with a goal at the 12:31 mark then, just three minutes later, the Lions tied the game at two apiece. Scott Friant got on the board for the first time in the game with a goal at the 9:01 mark with the assist credited to Hunter. The Falcons added a second unanswered goal when Jackson Klewchuk found the back of the net with an unassisted goal. After MHU cut the lead to one goal, Connor Frederick scored an unassisted goal at the 1:26 mark to give the Falcons a 5-3 lead heading into halftime. 
 
Mars Hill found the mark for the first goal of the second half at the 11:21 mark to cut the lead back down to one. Klewchuk and Matthew Boas added a pair of goals less than a minute apart to stretch the Falcons advantage to 7-4. After another foal from MHU, Laberge found the back of the net for the second time on the day off a pass from Coleman Hargis. A late third-quarter goal from MHU left the Falcons with an 8-6 lead heading into the final 15 minutes. 
 
Klewchuk opened the final quarter on a hot streak with a goal just one minute into the quarter and an assist on Hunter's second goal of the day just a few moments later. Mars Hill added its seventh and final goal of the game at the 9:09 mark in the fourth quarter before Hunter scored yet again to give the Falcons an 11-7 win. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 11 | Mars Hill 7
Records: Montevallo 1-1 | Mars Hill 1-2 
Location: Meares Stadium | Mars Hill, N.C.
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo edged Mars Hill in shots with a 39-30 advantage and a 22-19 advantage in shots on goal. 
• The Falcons were successful on 30 of its 33 clear attempts while holding Mars Hill to just a 25-of-29 mark in clears. 
• UM fought for the loose balls to earn a 39-31 edge over MHU. 
• Montevallo won 13 face offs while Mars Hill earned just nine face off wins. 
• Neither side was able to capitalize on extra man opportunity with each team going 0-for-3. 
• Trevayne Hunter and Jackson Klewchuk led all goal scorers with three each. 
• Hunter was also the game's top assist man with a trio of assists for a game-high six points. 

UP NEXT: The Falcons will host Embry-Riddle on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in the first game of a two-game home stand for Montevallo.