Box Score The Colorado College men's lacrosse team gave the University of Lynchburg all it could handle for the most of the first half, but the fifth-ranked Hornets stung CC with nine consecutive goals and pulled away for 23-8 victory on Sunday night at Shellenberger Field.

Elliot Nelson scored two of his three goals during a four-goal run that tied the score at 6-6 with a little less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half, but Lynchburg's Ryan Kenny answered 20 seconds later to put the Hornets ahead to stay.

Colorado College's deficit stayed at 7-6 for nearly five minutes until Kenney struck again, and Lynchburg added three more goals to build a 10-6 cushion after 30 minutes.

The Hornets struck for the first five goals of the second half to extend their lead to nine before long-pole defender Sam DiMaio stopped the run with his second goal of the season.

Dylan Wells gave the Tigers their only lead when he scored 1:19 into the first quarter, and CC kept Lynchburg off the board until Kyle Lewis found the net with 9:20 on the clock to ignite a 5-0 run.

Nelson's first marker made the score 5-2, and after Colin Dean got one back for the Hornets, Nelson's man-up goal started a four-goal surge that included tallies from freshmen Dylan Brown and Declan Maguire.

Winston Chodnicki won 16 off 29 faceoffs and led Colorado College with six ground balls.

Lynchburg finished with a 61-29 advantage in total shots and a 45-35 edge in ground balls.
   
  
Colorado College Standouts
Pat Mahoney made a career-high 13 saves during the second half.
Dylan Wells recorded a goal and an assist.
John Lawrence picked up four ground balls.
 
Lynchburg Standouts
Ryan Kenney scored seven goals and added an assist for the Hornets
Patrick Moore stopped seven shots.
Kyle Lewis scored a goal and dished out four assists.
 
Notes
Colorado College slipped to 10-3.
Lynchburg improved to 13-2
 
Next for the Tigers
Colorado College plays host to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference this Friday and Sunday at Washburn Field. The Tigers face the University of Dallas in Friday's first semifinal at 2 p.m. MT, followed by Centenary against Southwestern at 5 p.m. Sunday's championship game begins at noon MT.