LAX Falls 12-6 at Ferrum

FERRUM, Va. – The Mitchell College men's lacrosse team dropped a 12-6 decision at Ferrum College on Wednesday afternoon at W.B. Adams Stadium.

The Panthers (3-5 overall) scored the first four goals of the contest en route to the victory. Andrew Senft and Ethan Wakefield both finished with three goals and an assist to lead Ferrum while Dylan Burdick and Kyle Downey each added a pair of scores.

The Mariners (0-3 overall) got a pair of goals and an assist from sophomore Shane Sullivan. Wayne Brookbanks, Adam Grillo, Chris Joy and Demetre Lyras also added single goals for Mitchell.

Trailing 4-0 in the first quarter, Mitchell got on the scoreboard with 1:40 remaining thanks to a score from Grillo. Ferrum, however, responded with the next four goals to take its biggest lead at 8-1. The Mariners battled back to score three more goals by halftime and trailed 9-4 at the break.

Mitchell couldn't make up any ground in the second half, settling for single scores in each quarter. The Mariners were outshot 50-14 in the contest and gave Ferrum 13 extra-man opportunities.

Ferrum goalie Damian Pulos played all 60 minutes in net for the Panthers and made three saves. Sophomore Peter Eshenfelder stopped 16 shots in goal for the Mariners.

Mitchell returns to action at Anna Maria College on Saturday, March 17 at 3:30 p.m.