WHEELING, W.Va. (March 22) - The Wheeling University men's lacrosse team was bested by No. 3 Mercyhurst 21-2 Monday afternoon in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
 
THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score: No. 3 Mercyhurst 21, Wheeling 2
• Records: Wheeling (1-5, 0-1 G-MAC)) | Mercyhurst (4-0, 1-0 G-MAC)
• Location: Bishop Schmitt Field - Wheeling, West Virginia

TEAM LEADERS

• Freshman Mike Andersson (Whitby, Ontario/Sinclair) scored both of the Cardinal goals in the fourth quarter.
• Freshman Jacob Knippel (Glendale, Ariz./Ironwood) assisted on both of Andersson's goals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mercyhurst quickly asserted itself with eight-unanswered goals in the first period.
• The Lakers tallied seven more in the second period to take a commanding 15-0 lead into halftime.
• The Cardinals got on to the board in the fourth quarter when Knippel found Andersson in front of the net for a man-up goal.
• Andersson found the back of the net again in the final two minutes of the match off of another Knippel dime to make the score 21-2.

GAME NOTES

• Mercyhurst was ranked No. 3 in the most recent United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division II Top-25 poll.
• The Lakers held a 33-to-7 advantage in shots-on-goal.

 
UP NEXT

• The Cardinals will continue Great Midwest play this Sunday, March 28 when it welcomes No. 5 Seton Hill to Bishop Schmitt Field at 12 p.m.
• Live links are currently available on the SCHEDULE PAGE for the game.