SALISBURY, N.C. – The Montevallo men's lacrosse team topped Catawba College, 10-8, behind 23 saves from Alex Egorshin on Saturday, Mar. 4. 
 
Senior Chaiton Williams broke the ice with a goal just 31 seconds into the game to put the Falcons up, 1-0. Following two unanswered from Catawba, Frederick pulled the score back to even before Morgan Trites connected with Coleman Hargis to give Montevallo a 3-2 advantage after the first. 
 
Frederick found the back of the net for the second time of the day at the 13:23 mark in the second to lift UM to a two-goal lead. Catawba sliced the lead in half at 12:19 in the second but Jackson Klewchuk slammed the door with an unassisted goal to make it 5-3. A pair of back-to-back goals from Catawba left the game tied, 5-5, heading into the break. 
 
Out of the break, Frederick converted his third goal of the day less than a minute into the second half. Trevayne Hunter put his name in the stat sheet with a goal at the 11:18 mark to put the Falcons up 7-5. Catawba rattled off two-straight goals before Zach Laberge found the mark on a man-up opportunity. Montevallo led 8-7 heading into the fourth. 
 
The Falcons jumped up to a two-goal lead three minutes into the fourth off a Ryan Andrews goal at the 12:57 mark. Catawba began to mount a comeback after a goal with 5:32 remaining until Williams found the mark to give the Falcons a two-goal cushion with 2:54 to go. After missed shots from Catawba down the stretch, Montevallo took the victory, 10-8.

Egorshin finished his afternoon with 23 saves on 43 shots-faced with only eight goals allowed for a .742 save percentage. The freshman leads the Peach Belt in saves per game with 14.57 per contest while also leading the conference with a .600 save percentage.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 10 | Catawba 8
Records: Montevallo 4-3 | Catawba 0-3
Location: Shuford Stadium | Salisbury, N.C.
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo's freshman keeper Alex Egorshin notched 23 saves while allowing just eight goals.
• Senior Connor Frederick led the Falcons' offense with three goals on seven shots with four shots on goal. 
• Chaiton Williams finished his day with a pair of goals on four shots with one assist for a total of three points. 
• The Falcons lost the turnover battle, 20-15. 
• Montevallo went 20-25 on clear attempts with just one failed clear in the second half. 
• The Falcons posted 14 face-off wins while Catawba garner eight. 

UP NEXT: Montevallo will travel back to North Carolina on Mar. 6 to take on Lees-McRae.