La Plume, PA – The Houghton College men's lacrosse team broke a two-game skid by picking up a non-conference road win at Keystone College on Tuesday, 21-12.  

The 21 goals tied a program record. 

The Highlanders jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to Michael Wrobel and Joel Bean goals in the first quarter. The Giants responded and were able to keep the game in control ending the first with a 3-2 Houghton lead.

In the second quarter, the Highlander offense caught fire. Jonathan Mayer scored a pair of goals in the first minute of play in a man-up situation and then Nathan Anderson added a pair of his own goals to extend the Highlander lead to 7-2 within the next three minutes. By halftime, the Highlanders held on to a 10-6 lead.

Keystone struck first in the third quarter to cut the lead to three, but the Highlanders would return five unanswered goals to make it a 15-7 ballgame courtesy of three Jonathan Mayer goals as well as scores by Austin Andryshak and Stephen Gonzalez.

The Highlanders would keep control in the fourth quarter by outpacing Keystone 6-4 to take home the 21-12 victory.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 21 | Keystone (PA) - 12
Records: Houghton: 3-2-0 | Keystone (PA): 0-3-0
Venue: Turf Field Complex 

SCORING SUMMARY
 

Team	Period	Time	Scored By	Assisted By	HCM20	KCML
	1st	12:10	Michael Wrobel	Unassisted	1	0
	1st	11:15	Joel Bean	Nathan Anderson	2	0
	1st	08:31	Jordan Smith	Marcus Sessoms	2	1
	1st	06:16	Austin Andryshak	Unassisted	3	1
	1st	04:47	Matt McDonald	Izaiah Simon	3	2
	2nd	14:40	Jonathan Mayer (UP)	Nathan Anderson	4	2
	2nd	14:01	Jonathan Mayer (UP)	Austin Andryshak	5	2
	2nd	13:22	Nathan Anderson (UP)	Unassisted	6	2
	2nd	11:28	Nathan Anderson	Lyle Warrior	7	2
	2nd	10:04	Jordan Smith	Matt McDonald	7	3
	2nd	07:13	Austin Andryshak	Michael Wrobel	8	3
	2nd	06:14	Matt McDonald	Marcus Sessoms	8	4
	2nd	04:52	Michael Wrobel	Austin Andryshak	9	4
	2nd	03:15	Izaiah Simon	Unassisted	9	5
	2nd	02:37	Maurice Boone	Unassisted	9	6
	2nd	01:53	Nathan Anderson	Unassisted	10	6
	3rd	11:57	Kevin Coates (UP)	Matt McDonald	10	7
	3rd	09:39	Jonathan Mayer	Lyle Warrior	11	7
	3rd	07:43	Austin Andryshak	Nathan Anderson	12	7
	3rd	06:32	Jonathan Mayer	Stephen Gonzalez	13	7
	3rd	01:18	Jonathan Mayer	Austin Andryshak	14	7
	3rd	00:33	Stephen Gonzalez	Jonathan Mayer	15	7
	3rd	00:05	Izaiah Simon	Bobby Williams	15	8
	4th	14:08	Marcus Sessoms	Jordan Smith	15	9
	4th	13:15	Jonathan Mayer	Unassisted	16	9
	4th	12:22	Jordan Smith	Maurice Boone	16	10
	4th	11:50	Nathan Anderson	Austin Andryshak	17	10
	4th	10:51	Jonathan Mayer	Unassisted	18	10
	4th	09:13	Austin Andryshak	Jonathan Mayer	19	10
	4th	08:06	Daniel Williamson	Lyle Warrior	20	10
	4th	07:48	Montez Gaskin	Unassisted	20	11
	4th	06:44	Joel Bean	Unassisted	21	11
	4th	00:02	Jordan Smith	Unassisted	21	12

NOTABLE STATS
 

. >>Jonathan Mayer led the Highlander scoring attack with a career-high seven goals tying him for third in Highlander history for most goals in a single game. Mayer also captured three ground balls and caused five turnovers.  

>> Nathan Anderson added a season-high four goals along with three assists, 13 ground balls, and three caused turnovers for the Highlanders.  

>>Austin Andryshak also scored four goals, dished four assists, and caused two turnovers for Houghton—all season highs for Andryshak.  

>>Houghton out-shot Keystone 56-37 in the contest and cleared 11 of their 13 attempts.  

>>Houghton's control of possessions in the game proved to be the key factor. The Highlanders won the ground ball battle 40-36, won 20 of 36 face offs, and turned the ball over just 16 times compared to Keystone's 27.

>>The 56 shots and 14 assists were also team program game records.

COACH'S CORNER
"It was a good team win tonight. We were down two starting defenders, so it was good to see other people step up for us. Titus Snavely helped lead the defense tonight, and Jon Mayer's nine points led the way for our offense. It will be good to have a few days of practice before our next game."
-Coach Andrew Lundeen

UP NEXT
The Highlanders will travel to Alfred State for a non-conference game on Tuesday, March 17^th. The opening face off is set for 4:00 p.m.