JOHNS CREEK, Ga. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's lacrosse team snapped its three-game slide on Saturday, beating North Greenville 17-10 in a neutral site contest held in Johns Creek, Georgia. UAH improves to 4-5 with the victory, while NGU falls to 4-5.
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The Chargers were led by a trio of impressive offensive performances, with
Ian Arnt's nine-point showing leading the way as he scored three times while adding six assists, and two other UAH players logged six-point games as
Conor Young scored five times and added an assist and
Brody Phillips had five assists to go along with his goal.
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The six assists for Arnt represent the most in a single game by a Peach Belt Conference player this season, and his nine points are tied for the third highest.
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Jake LeVette scored twice for UAH, while each of
Hunter Coleman,
Reid Vender,
Jake Schramm,
Will Ford, and
Eric Rausch also each had a goal.
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Coleman led the team with nine ground balls on the afternoon, and he was also 22-for-28 in face-offs.Â
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Both Rausch and
Brayden O'Neill caused a team-best two turnovers, and
Zak Welsh made 10 stops in goal for the Chargers in the victory.
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NGU scored the day's first goals, but UAH would then score 11 of the next 13 goals to take a wide 11-4 margin just inside the start of the third quarter. A run of four straight from the Crusaders would pull them within three at 11-8 at the 3:13 mark of third, but UAH finished the game scoring six of the final eight to claim the victory.
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 UAH outshot the Crusaders by a 42-30 difference including a 28-20 edge in shots on goal, and the Chargers picked up 33 ground balls compared to 25 for NGU.
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The Chargers will be back in action on Saturday, March 26, when the team plays its final non-conference game of the year with a visit from Lindenwood on tap. That contest is slated for a 1 p.m. start at Charger Park.