Eagles Headed to Championship Saturday After Big Win
April 26, 2019
By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media
WALESKA, Ga. – Reinhardt men's lacrosse beat Montreat (N.C.) for the second time in two weeks on Friday evening, this time, 25-3, in the semifinals of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Championship on its home field.
The Eagles (12-1) are now in the final game of conference postseason play with their sights set on the automatic berth of the AAC in the 2019 NAIA Men's Lacrosse National Invitational.
The No. 2 seed in the tournament used consistent offense and precision passing to explode to a 12-0 lead as Reinhardt was looking to go into the locker room with a shutout, but the Cavaliers netted their first shot of the day just seconds before the halftime buzzer.
The Eagles would continue the powerful offensive display with six more goals in the third and another seven in the final quarter – all while holding the opposition to a single tally in each of the last trio of periods.
Gavin Banks led the way with seven scores, and Bennett Jarrett was one behind with six. An additional three teammates had multiple goals as well, led by Dillan Bousquet's four, Conner Mills (3) and Kyle Banks (2).
Chad Huffman, Gavin Banks and Jarrett all had three assists.
Jaylin McCray scooped up seven ground balls and caused three turnovers.
As a team, Montreat suffered 25 turnovers despite going 22-of-32 on face-offs.
Jake Padden got the win in-net after six saves in the first half.
Scoring Summary
Gavin Banks (7); Bennett Jarrett (6); Dillan Bousquet (4); Conner Mills (3); Kyle Banks (2); Chad Huffman (1); Zane Anderson (1); Tyler Chavous (1).
The rematch of the season is on tap tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. against Cumberlands (Ky.) as the AAC Championship title is on the line.
For up-to-the-minute Eagles sports news, follow Reinhardt Athletics on Facebook, @RU_Eagles on Twitter and @ru_eagles on Instagram.
For more information on Reinhardt Men's Lacrosse, please click here.
WALESKA, Ga. – Reinhardt men's lacrosse beat Montreat (N.C.) for the second time in two weeks on Friday evening, this time, 25-3, in the semifinals of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Championship on its home field.
The Eagles (12-1) are now in the final game of conference postseason play with their sights set on the automatic berth of the AAC in the 2019 NAIA Men's Lacrosse National Invitational.
The No. 2 seed in the tournament used consistent offense and precision passing to explode to a 12-0 lead as Reinhardt was looking to go into the locker room with a shutout, but the Cavaliers netted their first shot of the day just seconds before the halftime buzzer.
The Eagles would continue the powerful offensive display with six more goals in the third and another seven in the final quarter – all while holding the opposition to a single tally in each of the last trio of periods.
Gavin Banks led the way with seven scores, and Bennett Jarrett was one behind with six. An additional three teammates had multiple goals as well, led by Dillan Bousquet's four, Conner Mills (3) and Kyle Banks (2).
Chad Huffman, Gavin Banks and Jarrett all had three assists.
Jaylin McCray scooped up seven ground balls and caused three turnovers.
As a team, Montreat suffered 25 turnovers despite going 22-of-32 on face-offs.
Jake Padden got the win in-net after six saves in the first half.
Scoring Summary
Gavin Banks (7); Bennett Jarrett (6); Dillan Bousquet (4); Conner Mills (3); Kyle Banks (2); Chad Huffman (1); Zane Anderson (1); Tyler Chavous (1).
The rematch of the season is on tap tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. against Cumberlands (Ky.) as the AAC Championship title is on the line.
For up-to-the-minute Eagles sports news, follow Reinhardt Athletics on Facebook, @RU_Eagles on Twitter and @ru_eagles on Instagram.
For more information on Reinhardt Men's Lacrosse, please click here.