Waleska, GA – The fifth-ranked UC men's lacrosse team struggled to get anything going offensively as they fell to second-seed and top-ranked Reinhardt 12-1 in the AAC championship game, Saturday afternoon. With the win the Eagles improve to 13-1 on the year, while the Patriots move to 12-4.

Will Settle was put to the test early making four consecutive saves, in a five-minute span, to keep the game scoreless.  After seven minutes of scoreless play, Reinhardt notched four goals in the opening quarter to take a 4-0 lead.  The Eagles added six unanswered goals, over the next two periods to extend their lead to 10-0 after three quarters.

Reinhardt won the opening faceoff of the fourth quarter and on the possession Settle stopped a Mills' shot however the ball bounced to Gavin Banks for an unassisted goal to push the score to 11-0.  UC looked for an offensive spark and found one as Caleb Elerick connected with Whitten McCune for a man-up goal at 6:55 mark to cut the deficit to 11-1.  The Eagles added another goal to for the 12-1 final as McCune final shot was saved by Eagles' goalie Matt Webb.

Settle finished with 13 saves in the contest, while Kody Swann went 8-16 on faceoffs with three ground balls.  Nick DiFranco and Bryan Morgan each forced a pair of turnovers as DiFranco and Jake Mitchell scooped three ground a piece.

The Patriots will now await the announcement of the NAIA Lacrosse Invitation, which is scheduled to be released Sunday, April 28.  

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