ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Montevallo men;s lacrosse team fell in its first Peach Belt Conference contest, 15-9, to Flagler on Saturday. 
 
Flagler opened the scoring with a goal at the 12:48 mark but Montevallo answered just a minute later with Connor Frederick's first goal of the afternoon to tie the game at 1-1. After FC added a second, Montevallo's Trevayne Hunter knotted the game at two with an unassisted, man-up goal with 4:34 to play in the first. The Falcons fired five more shots in the final few minutes of the first but went into the second with a 2-2 tie. 
 
Flagler scored three unanswered in the first two minutes of the second before Scott Friant found the mark at 9:37 to make the score 5-3. The Saints added another goal before Montevallo scored a pair of goals from Chaiton Williams and Hunter to bring the Falcons back within one, 6-5. Flagler rattled off three more goals to take a 9-5 lead into halftime. 
 
Montevallo allowed four unanswered goals to start the second half and fall behind 13-5 with 10:02 left in the third. Hunter completed his hat trick with a goal at the 7:30 mark before Gerry York made the score 13-7 with 7:21 to play. The score would hold going into the fourth after four more shots from the Falcons. 
 
After Flagler stretched its lead to 14-7, Frederick found the back of the net for the second time of the day with 10:13 left in the game. Williams looked to spark a late comeback with a goal at the 8:03 mark but a final goal from the Saints closed the door on Montevallo's comeback and gave Flagler the game, 15-9. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 9 | Flagler 15
Records: Montevallo 7-5 (0-1 PBC) | Flagler 3-8 (1-0 PBC)
Location: Flagler Lacrosse Field | St. Augustine, Fla. 
 
GAME NOTES 

• Montevallo's offense was led by Trevayne Hunter who scored three goals on five shots with five shots on goal while Chaiton Williams and Connor Frederick added two goal apiece. 
• Alex Egorshin got the starting nod in goal and played all 60 minutes with 16 saves.
• The Saints outshot the Falcons 49-38 with a 31-25 advantage on shots on goal. 
• Flagler won the turnover battle 16-8 while taking ground balls 24-12. 

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo will continue its PBC campaign with a home matchup against Lander on April 1 at 12 p.m.