WAUKESHA, Wisc. – The Calvin men's lacrosse team went to work on Saturday. An hour before game time, the Knights and their support staff helped shovel off nearly six inches of snow that had fallen on Schneider Stadium's turf surface on the campus of Carroll University.

A few hours later, Calvin completed the work day with an 18-1 win over the host Carroll Pioneers to improve its season record to 5-4.

"The weather was definitely challenging but our guys were ready for that challenge," Said Calvin men's lacrosse coach Luke Griemsman. "They were willing to pitch a hand in helping get the field ready and once the game got underway they were focused and determined. It was a real nice win and it feels good."

Calvin led `10-0 at halftime and added four goals in the third and four more in the fourth to complete the win.

Junior Chris Griffin (Hartland/Hartland HS) led Calvin with a career-high five goals and four assists while sophomore Nate Ray (Northville/Northville HS) had four goals.

Freshman Jonathan Miller (Boise, ID/Ambrose School) had three goals and an assist while junior Joel Schaefer (Clarksville, MD/Annapolis Area Christian HS) had two goals and three assists. Sophomore Michael Winkler (La Quinta, Ca./Palm Desert School) had a goal and two assists while freshmen Noah Nedd (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Max Foster (Bloomfield Hills/Brother Rice HS) both had a goal and an assist. Freshman Seth Galyon (St. Anthony, MN/Concordia Academy) and sophomore Ethan Brown (Falmouth, ME/Falmouth HS) added one assist apiece.

Nedd scooped up a team-high nine ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers while Miller had eight grounders. Sophomore Derek VanderBrug (Woburn, Mass./Lexington Christian Academy) and freshman Hunter Naggs (Cedarburg, Wisc./Cedarburg HS) had five ground balls apiece with VanderBrug causing five turnovers. Naggs was also 15-19 on faceoff opportunities.

Freshman Tristan Parece (Kelowna, BC/Kelowna Secondary School) got the win in goal and picked up one save.

Calvin will now prepare to open its MIAA season next Saturday when it hosts Olivet in a 1 p.m. match.