Box Score ADRIAN, Mich. – The Alma College men's lacrosse team defeated Adrian College on the road Saturday by a score of 14-10. The Scots improved their overall record to 4-7 and 1-1 in conference play.
Connor Alley tied a career-high with six goals in the game. Chase Hunyadi scored three goals and added eight assists for an 11-point day.
Coming off his five-goal performance in the Scots last game, Alley scored the first two goals of the game for Alma. Haden Johnson then found the back of the net to make it 3-0 Scots. Alley and Anar Tumurbaatar each scored before the end of the first quarter as Alma led 5-1 at the end of the first period.
Adrian went on a run of three-straight scores to cut the Alma lead to one. The Scots responded with back-to-back scores from Johnson and Hunyadi. The Bulldogs were able to make it a one-goal again with a minute left in the half.
Alma cycled the ball around the Adrian net late in the half and Hunyadi found Alley for a score. On the following faceoff, Byron Weber won the draw and quickly moved the ball down field. Hunyadi set up Johnson for the goal with only 12 seconds left on the clock as the Scots took a 9-6 lead heading into halftime.
Alley and Hunyadi worked together on the Scots' three goals in third quarter with Alley scoring two and earning one assist and Hunyadi scoring one and tallying two assists. Alma held a 12-9 advantage after the third quarter.
It was a low scoring fourth quarter with Tumurbaatar and Hunyadi both finding the back of the net for the Scots in the final frame.
Johnson had a hat trick for the Scots. Brandon Wenger led the team with five ground balls and three caused turnovers. Connor Gilbert won five faceoffs while Weber won two faceoffs. Parker Macco made seven saves in net.
Alma takes its three-game winning streak to Albion College on Tuesday, April 6th for a 7 p.m. opening faceoff.
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