MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo men's lacrosse moves to 2-0 on the season with a 13-5 win over Mars Hill on the road on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Falcons looked to strike first with three shots on goal in the opening three minutes but ultimately Mars Hill would take a 1-0 lead at the 9:31 mark of the first. Montevallo answered quickly with a Jake Travis goal on the next Falcon possession. Just under two minutes later, Montevallo would take its first lead of the day at 2-1 with John Spaans' first goal in a Montevallo uniform. Boas added two of his three goals on the day in the final three minutes of the first quarter before Mars Hill scored in the final second to send the game to the second with Montevallo leading 4-2.
 
After six minutes of scoreless action to start the second, Montevallo extended its lead to 5-2 with Aaron Tichinoff's first goal of the afternoon. Obee's second goal of the day came with 6:29 left in the half before Caden Chalut's first goal of the day stretched the Falcons' lead to 7-2. With 3:45 on the clock, Spaans found the back of the net for the second time before Jetty Miller took advantage of a man-up opportunity to send the game into the half with Montevallo leading 9-2.
 
Out of the break, Alex Egorshin tallied four of his 19 saves on the day in the opening six minutes to keep the Falcons up by seven. Mid-way through the third, Boas completed his hat trick and scored the Falcons' second man-up goal and lift UM to a 10-2 lead. Following a Mars Hill goal at the 5:18 mark, Obee added a second goal with just 1:54 left in the third. The Lions added a goal in the final minute of the third to head into the fourth with Montevallo on top, 11-4.
 
Mars Hill looked to spark a comeback with the first fourth-quarter goal with 8:24 on the clock but a Chalut goal just two minutes later lifted the Falcons to a 12-5 lead. Obee completed his hat trick with 5:25 on the clock before Egorshin tallied four saves down the stretch to give Montevallo a 13-5 win on the road.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 13 | Mars Hill 5
Records: Montevallo 2-0 | Mars Hill 0-2
Location: Mars Hill, N.C.
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo outshot the Lions 49-38 on the day with Montevallo firing 33 shots on goal to 24 from Mars Hill.
• Montevallo recorded a perfect 36-for-36 mark in clears while Mars Hill went 29-for-33 in clears.
• The Falcons scooped up 47 ground balls to 43 from Mars Hill while going 11-for-20 in faceoffs.
• Montevallo was highlighted by a pair of hat tricks from Matthew Boas and Jacob Obee while Boas added two assists for a total of five points.
• Alex Egorshin set a season high with 19 saves on 24 shots faced with just five goals allowed in 60 minutes of action.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo continues its road trip with a trip to Emory, Va. to take on Emory & Henry on Friday, Feb. 7.