Athens, TN – The second ranked Cumberlands men's lacrosse team netted eight first quarter goals en route to a 15-11 win over (RV) Tennessee Wesleyan Friday afternoon.  UC improves to 10-1 in season openers in their program history and have won eight consecutive season-openers.

Will Rogers led the way for UC with six goals, seven points, and five ground balls.  Dom Lulow added a goal and tied his career-high with four assists, while Nathan Cook added three goals and two assists in his debut.  Dakota White went 14-21 on faceoffs, while Ty Grooms scooped a career-high 12 ground balls in the victory.  Nathan Foskey made four saves in the win. 

The Patriots jumped out to a quick start as Nathan Foskey made a save on the opening possession.  In the ensuing transition, Dom Lulow found Carter Barrett cutting towards the cage for a goal to make it 1-0. Foskey notched his second save before Lulow connected with Will Rogers to make it 2-0.  Dakota White won the ensuing faceoff and took it upon himself to make it 3-0 with 9:50 left.  UC notched a pair of turnovers, while adding three more goals, including one from Dennis Smith to extend the lead to 6-0.  Nathan Cook netted his first collegiate goal and found Caden Abbot for a goal at the horn, giving the Patriots an 8-2 lead.

Cumberlands controlled the possession in the opening minutes of the second quarter as Rogers completed the hattrick with giving UC the 9-2 lead with 12:15 remaining.  The Patriots defense limited the Bulldogs to just three shots in the second quarter, while Cook and Rogers each notched a goal making it an 11-2 lead at halftime.

Tennessee Wesleyan scored three unanswered goals in the third quarter cutting the lead to 11-5 with 5:08 remaining.  Cook added a late goal in the period as Cumberlands took a 12-6 advantage into the fourth quarter.

The Bulldogs netted three of the first four goals in the fourth quarter cutting UC's advantage to 13-9 with 10:18 remaining.  Cumberlands responded as Caden Abbott forced a turnover and on the ensuing possession, Rogers put a well-placed shot into the net making it 14-9 with 5:07 left.  Rogers added a sixth goal as the Patriots notched a 15-11 final.
 
Cumberlands returns to the field Saturday, February 21^st, when they travel to Grand Rapids, MI to face #8 Aquinas.  The game is set for 2 p.m.
 
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