Box Score Franklin Springs, GA – Emmanuel College (2-7, 1-2) fell to the visiting Young Harris Mountain Lions (6-5) in a back and forth battle on Saturday. Despite a 5-4 lead heading in to half time, the Lions lost momentum to YHC as they outscored EC 4-1 in the third quarter. The Lions outshot Young Harris 40-25 on the day, but struggled to find the back of the net in the third and fourth quarter. Statistically, Emmanuel owned nearly all of the team stats but the final score as the Lions dropped a tight 8-10 loss. The Mountain Lions goalie Sean Dever collected an impressive 7 saves on 10 shots on goal (70% save percentage) in the second half to secure the win for YHC.
Emmanuel Sophomore Austin Brundage (Leesburg, VA) recorded his second straight hat trick along with an assist to lead the Lions with four points. Shawn Sagraves (Winter Garden, FL) picked up a pair of goals, and freshman Mathew Fragola (Palmyra, VA) netted his first career goal. EC junior Brian Little (Vero Beach, FL) dominated the face-off X by going 16-22 and grabbing a team high 9 groundballs.
Emmanuel looks to rebound against Shorter University as they travel to Rome, GA on Tuesday with a 7:00 pm scheduled face-off.