Gordon College Men's Lacrosse kicked off their 2022 season at the Brigham Athletic Complex tonight as they hosted the Wheaton College Lyons for a non-conference matchup. After drawing first blood, the Fighting Scots continued to battle for the remainder of the contest before ultimately getting edged out by the visitors, 11-9.

For the Scots, Marco Fernandez led his squad with three goals, followed by Kobi Bui and Noah Thies who each found the back of the net twice. Additionally, Joel Bean scooped up a team-high seven ground balls and rookie keeper Colin Liscomb was a wall in the net with 25 saves.

Max Cooper guided the Lyons to their third win of the season with five goals, followed by Ben Stomberg who added two goals for Wheaton. 

How It Happened

• Just over three minutes in, sophomore Fernandez ripped one past the Lyons' goalie after a feed from Bui to put the Scots up, 1-0. Just over four minutes later, James Wheeler dished one out to Thies to give the Fighting Scots an early 2-0 advantage. However, the Lyons retaliated with two goals of their own to tie it up 2-all before the end of the first. 
• The visitors continued their momentum, outscoring the Scots 4-0 in the second quarter to go on top, 6-2 heading into the half.
• Wheaton's Cooper kept their run alive as he started off the third quarter by lacing one to the back of the net at 13:08 (7-2). However, rookie Bui broke the Lyons' flow by rocketing his first tally of the night to cut the deficit to four. The Lyons answered right back with another goal before each side traded goals bringing the score to 9-5 in favor of the visitors heading into the final 15.
• Coming out firing from all angles, the Fighting Scots rattled off three straight goals, coming off the sticks of Bui and Fernandez within a six minute span to trail by just one goal (8-9) with 7:46 to go in regulation. However, the Lyons were able to hold onto their slim edge, eventually securing the 11-9 win over the Scots. 

Beyond The Box Score

• Rookies Kobi Bui, Marco Fernandez, and John Flemmi each netted their first goals as Scots tonight.
• Keeper Colin Liscomb began his career with a staggering 25 saves which marks the highest number of saves since 2014 when Cody Greenwald had 27.
• The Fighting Scots will return to their home turf on Saturday, February 26 to host the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut at 1 p.m.