Box Score Whittier, CA – The Houghton College Men's Lacrosse played their second spring break game at Whittier College on Saturday where they fell to the Whittier Poets by a score of 22-5.  

Houghton Goal Keeper Jeremy Harris had a busy evening as the Poet's offense showered 62 shots including 42 that were on the net. While Harris was able to save 20, the Poet's offensive attack proved to be too much for the Highlanders to handle.

Whittier struck first in the game building up a 2-0 lead in the first three minutes of play. Then, Houghton would rally with goals coming from Lyle Warrior and Jonathan Mayer. Mayer's goal cut the score to 3-2 in favor of the Poets.

From there, the Poets would close out the first quarter with a pair of goals in the final two minutes to go into the first break 5-2.

Whittier's offensive brigade would score 13 unanswered goals stretching their lead to 16-2 before Houghton's Austin Andryshak could respond for the Highlanders in the third quarter.

Andryshak would score again late in the third quarter and again in the fourth, but it was not enough as they Poets cruised to a 22-5 victory.

GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 5 | Whittier (CA) - 22
Records: Houghton: 2-2-0 | Whittier (CA): 2-0-0
Venue: Memorial Stadium| Attendance: 240

SCORING SUMMARY

Team	Period	Time	Scored By	Assisted By	HOUGHTON	WHITTIER
	1st	13:58	Chandler Badon	Sergei Jacobs	0	1
	1st	12:12	Ronan Dooney	Unassisted	0	2
	1st	07:43	Lyle Warrior	Unassisted	1	2
	1st	06:56	Nate Heritage	Unassisted	1	3
	1st	03:13	Jonathan Mayer	Nathan Anderson	2	3
	1st	01:47	Guss Simpson	Unassisted	2	4
	1st	00:09	Cam Bentley	Unassisted	2	5
	2nd	14:26	Cam Bentley	Mason Leet	2	6
	2nd	11:45	Ronan Dooney (UP)	Unassisted	2	7
	2nd	11:00	Cam Bentley	Unassisted	2	8
	2nd	09:47	Sergei Jacobs	Unassisted	2	9
	2nd	08:58	Cam Bentley	Ronan Dooney	2	10
	2nd	07:57	Josh Kelly	Jackson Draper	2	11
	2nd	04:52	Chandler Badon	Unassisted	2	12
	2nd	04:52	Daniel Ball	Unassisted	2	13
	2nd	03:40	Ronan Dooney	Miles Moscato	2	14
	2nd	02:07	Ronan Dooney	Cam Bentley	2	15
	3rd	13:53	Ronan Dooney	Cam Bentley	2	16
	3rd	10:06	Austin Andryshak	Unassisted	3	16
	3rd	05:16	Nate Heritage	Cam Bentley	3	17
	3rd	00:11	Austin Andryshak	Unassisted	4	17
	4th	12:48	Nate Heritage	Sergei Jacobs	4	18
	4th	10:27	Mason Leet	Alex Coco	4	19
	4th	09:16	Jacob Berggren	Cam Bentley	4	20
	4th	08:35	Blaine Nelsen	Josh Kelly	4	21
	4th	05:17	Austin Andryshak (UP)	Unassisted	5	21
	4th	02:42	Mason Leet	Unassisted	5	22

 
NOTABLE STATS
. >>Austin Andryshak led the Highlander offense with three goals on just four shot attempts. Andryshak now has 10 goals on the season through four games to lead the Highlanders in scoring.

>> Whittier took advantage of their extra possessions by winning 18 of the 27 faceoffs in the game.

>>The Poets also won the battle on the ground as they corralled 41 ground balls compared to 16 for the Highlanders.

>>Ronan Dooney led the scoring effort for the Poets with five goals scored in the game.

>>Houghton's Jeremy Harris snagged 20 saves in the game which is more than this first three games combined (19).   
 
COACH'S CORNER
"We started the game off well. It took us a few minutes to get settled in. Unfortunately, Whittier was able to put together a strong second quarter and put us in a difficult spot. While it is disappointing to lose a game, we have a great opportunity to learn from this and hopefully apply those things to our game this Tuesday." 
-Coach Andrew Lundeen 

UP NEXT
The Highlanders will travel to La Plume, Pennsylvania for a non-conference game on Tuesday against Keystone College after they return to campus from their trip. The opening faceoff is set for 4:00 p.m.