BANNER ELK, N.C. | The Connor Doyle era of The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's lacrosse started in dramatic fashion as Greyson Stevens scored with 1:31 left in overtime to give the Chargers an 11-10 win over host Lees-McRae on Saturday. UAH starts the year at 1-0, while the Bobcats start at 0-1.
 
Turning Point
-After LMC took a penalty for an illegal body check with 1:50 remaining, the Chargers promptly cashed in on the man-up opportunity as Preston Deno fed it to Stevens who scored his second of the game to send the Blue and White back to Huntsville as winners.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Brody Phillips led UAH with three goals on the day as he fired off a team-best 11 shots of which eight were on goal. 
-Two other Chargers matched Phillips with three points including Stevens who scored twice and also picked up an assist, while Kyle Light added two assists to a goal for his three points.
-Scoring once and assisting on another was Jacob Glen, while Deno also finished with two points as he had two assists in the game.
-Each of Reid Vender, Jake Schramm, Ian Arnt, and Bryant Baus also scored for UAH in the contest. 
-Zak Welsh made 19 saves in the cage to pick up the win for the Chargers.
-Joseph Stuber led the guests with four ground balls, while Stuber, Deno, David Spuhl, and Luke LeVette all caused a pair of turnovers.
-Silas Herman finished the game going 8-for-11 in faceoffs.
-Lees-McRae held a 39-36 advantage in shots including a 29-24 edge in shots that were on target.
-The Chargers were 13-for-18 in clear attempts while LMC was 19-for-22, and the Bobcats scooped up 36 ground balls compared to 33 for UAH.
 
Inside the Flow
-After the hosts scored the first goal of the game, Baus would start a spurt for the Chargers that saw them score four straight to lead 4-1 after the first.
-Vander's strike just 53 seconds into the second quarter made it a 5-1 game before the Bobcats scored three straight to pull within one at 5-4.
-The first of the game for Stevens would come at the 2:57 mark of the second before the hosts struck for a pair before the halftime break to make it a 6-6 game.
-The momentum was with the Chargers to start the third stanza as Light, Schramm, and Arnt scored to put the Chargers ahead 9-6 with 5:52 remaining in the period, but LMC would score the final two of the third and the first two of the fourth to take its first lead of the game at 10-9 with 10:08 left in regulation.
-UAH had a response just over a minute later as the third of the game for Phillips knotted the game at 10-10, and neither team was able to pot another through the remainder of the fourth to force the overtime period in which Stevens would score to give the Chargers the victory.
 
Noteworthy
-Phillips now has 27 goals for his career after scoring 10 last year before the season was cut short, and this is his fifth game with at least three goals.
-The 19 saves for Welsh match a career-best, equaling his total from the Rockhurst game on Feb. 22 of a year ago.
-The contest marks the first under first-year head coach Connor Doyle.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers return to action on Saturday, Feb. 13, when the team travels to the Peach State to take on Emmanuel. That contest is slated for a 12 p.m. start.