FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GA. – The Belmont Abbey men's lacrosse reached a new season high in goals scored as the Crusaders defeated Emmanuel 23-6 Wednesday afternoon in Conference Carolinas play. The victory marked the third straight win for the Abbey and also moved the Crusaders to 5-0 in the league.
 
Davis McCulley led the way with a season-best seven points (four goals, three assists) while Austin Hasen also had four goals to lead the Crusaders.
 
Belmont Abbey is now 7-5 overall. With the loss, Emmanuel is 2-11 overall and 0-5 in the league.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Noah Haas and Matthew Wyatt scored the first two goals of the game for the Crusaders just seconds apart to gain a quick 2-0 lead.
• After Emmanuel scored its first goal at the 9:55 mark of the first quarter, Belmont Abbey went on a run of six straight unanswered goals to close out the quarter.
• Belmont Abbey extended its lead in the second quarter by outscoring the Lions 8-0. McCulley scored three of his four goals in the second quarter.
• The Crusaders held a 66-30 advantage in shots and 47-20 advantage in shots on goal against the Lions. Both are also season highs.
• Belmont Abbey forced 19 turnovers from Emmanuel.
• The Crusaders had 14 different people score a goal and finished with 22 assists, a new season-high.
• Carson Block, Jaryd Massey and Tyler Leighton all scored their first goals of the season in the victory.
• Ben Sabelhaus finished with eight saves to lead Belmont Abbey.

 
UP NEXT

• Belmont Abbey is off for a week for Easter break before playing its final road game of the regular season at Lander on April 20. The game was rescheduled from March 16.
• The regular-season finale for the Crusaders will be at noon April 23 against North Greenville at Alumni Field.