MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo men's lacrosse improved to 7-2 on the season after a 22-11 home win over William Jewell in the third game this season that saw 20 or more UM goals.
 
The Falcons drew first blood with a Matthew Boas goal just over a minute into the contest before the Cardinals evened the score with 12:06 on the clock. Boas pushed the Falcons back out in front at the 11:35 mark before an unassisted Jetty Miller goal gave Montevallo a 3-1 lead. Junior goalkeeper Alex Egorshin tallied his first save of the day at the 7:15 mark ahead of the second WJC goal of the afternoon. Egorshin tallied another pair of saves to keep the Falcons on top, 3-2, heading into the second.
 
Freshman midfielder Aaron Tichonoff extended Montevallo's advantage with the first goal of the second quarter. With 8:55 left in the half, WJC brought themselves back within one before Marley Straker flipped a penalty kill for the Falcons to give UM a 5-3 lead. William Angus added a second man-down goal just 16 seconds later to give Montevallo a 7-3 lead. The Cardinals ended the half with three unanswered goals to cut the lead down to one heading into the break.
 
To open the second half, John Spaans gave the Falcons some breathing room before Nick Givens' first of the day pushed UM out in front 9-6. Following a WJC goal, Boas scored back-to-back goals to stretch the lead out to four at the 10:05 mark. Givens added his second goal in the third quarter to give Montevallo a 12-7 advantage. With 5:41 left in the third, Ryan Andrews found the back of the net off a Boas assist before Miller lifted the Falcons to a 14-7 lead with 4:11 left. WJC added a goal with just 1:45 on the clock to send the game to the fourth with Montevallo leading 14-8.
 
Boas tallied a pair of goals in just the first 33 seconds of the final stanza for his fifth and sixth goals of the day before Tichonoff gave UM a 17-8 lead with 12:24 to play. Dalton Green's first goal of the season came with 12:08 left in the fourth before Boas' seventh goal of the day gave Montevallo a 19-8 lead. The Cardinals scored three unanswered goals for the second time in the game to trim the lead down to 19-11 with 5:22 to play. With just four seconds to play, Devin Virk beat the keeper for his first goal of 2025 to give Montevallo its 22-11 Sunday win.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 22 | William Jewell 11
Records: Montevallo 7-2 | William Jewell 2-6
Location: Lacrosse Stadium | Montevallo, Ala.
 
GAME NOTES

• The Falcons outshot William Jewell on the day with a 51-37 advantage while owning a 37-30 lead in shots on goal.
• Montevallo was near perfect on clears with a 26-for-30 mark while holding the Cardinals to a 23-for-35 clip.
• The Falcons scooped up a total of 54 ground balls to just 34 from WJC with Montevallo winning 28 of the 36 faceoffs on the day.
• Matthew Boas highlighted Montevallo's attack with nine points on seven goals and two assists.
• Jetty Miller tallied his first-career hat trick with three goals and an assist for a total of four points.
• Alex Egorshin recorded 19 saves for the fourth time this season and marks his second-consecutive game of 19 or more saves.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo ends a three-game homestand with a matchup against No. 9 Maryville on Saturday, March 22 at 12 p.m.