Box Score MEQUON, Wisc. - Calvin men's lacrosse picked up another road win by taking down Concordia Wisconsin 13-8 on Saturday afternoon.
The Knights tied things up early at 1-1 after a rocket shot by junior Robert Minder (Littleton, CO / Columbine). Drew Stoneburner (Wheaton, IL / Wheaton North) came up with an attack and under hand shot to lead 3-1 with 9 minutes left in the first.
After letting up the first goal of the match, the Knights responded with five straight goals to take a 5-1 lead after a goal scored by freshman Josh Moyer (Laurys Station, PA / Allentown Central Catholic). Calvin dominated the first quarter and led 5-1 going into the second.
Calvin picked up where it left off in the first with another goal scored by senior Jake Boender (Grand Rapids, MI / Grand Rapids Christian) to lead 6-1. The Falcons began to struggle as the Knights added to their lead with a wraparound goal by Nick Dueweke (Clarkston, MI / Notre Dame Prep) to give them a 7-1 lead.
Concordia (WI) quickly got back into the game with two goals before halftime as Calvin led 7-3 at the half.
The Knights started the third quarter by pushing their lead to 8-3 after another goal by Dueweke in the first two minutes. The Falcons answered with a goal of their own to make it 8-4 with 6:04 left in the third.
Another goal by Stoneburner quickly put the Knights up 9-5 as the quarter was ending. Calvin scored one more goal just before heading into the fourth as Dueweke scored his third of the match to give Calvin a 10-4 lead.
Early in the fourth, the Knights were up 12-6 after goals by Moyer and senior Chase Sparling (Novi, MI / Novi High School) and a goal by the Falcons. Dueweke netted his fourth goal of the game to lead 13-6 to put the game away for Calvin. Concordia (WI) scored a couple of goals late, but Calvin's lead was too large to overcome.
The Knights improve to 2-0 overall on the year with the win.
Dueweke led Calvin in goals with 4 on the day followed by Stoneburner with 3 goals and Moyer with 2 on the afternoon. The Knights outshot the Falcons 41-23 on the day with 24 of those shots were on goal. Senior Evan Griffin (Howell, MI / Hartland High School) ends the day with 6 saves on 8 goals attempted. Calvin finished with 14 face offs won and caused 13 turnovers.
COACHES COMMENTS: ""It was a great team win today," said head coach Dave Hoger. "We had some of our normal starters out and had both young guys and veterans step up in big ways. We executed much better in the little things and as a result the big thing took care of itself. Excited to keep getting better with some tough tests coming up in the next week."
UP NEXT: The Knights will head to Texas for the spring break where they will take on Piedmont on Tuesday, March 1, at 3 p.m.