Salisbury, N.C. – The 10^th-ranked University of Mount Olive men's lacrosse team powered past Coker College, 19-5, in its first-ever regular season game at the Ray McDonald, Sr. Track and Field/Lacrosse Complex on Wednesday afternoon in Mount Olive, N.C.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Mount Olive 19, Coker 5
Records: Mount Olive (2-0, 0-0 CC), Coker (1-1, 0-0 SAC)
Location: Ray McDonald, Sr. Track and Field/Lacrosse Complex, Mount Olive, N.C.

How It Happened
Play-by-Play

FIRST QUARTER

• The opening 11 minutes of the contest were a defensive struggle as neither team could find a breakthrough.
• Senior Brett Kingston broke the stalemate with a pair of goals in the final four minutes of the opening quarter to give UMO a 2-0 lead over Coker.

SECOND QUARTER

• Mount Olive increased its advantage to open the second period, as senior Jesse Mitchell scored off an assist by sophomore Thatcher Clark that pushed UMO ahead 3-0.
• Coker responded with its first goal with 8:52 remaining in the first half.
• The Trojans closed the half with five unanswered goals, including Kingston's third of the first half with 5:07 left in the quarter, that gave UMO an 8-1 advantage heading into the halftime break.

THIRD QUARTER

• Coker trimmed the Trojans' lead to 8-2 with a goal 4:56 into the second half.
• Junior Jacob Ball and senior Nick Correra each added a score to push UMO in front 10-2 with 7:18 remaining in the quarter.
• The Cobras responded with a pair of goals before the Trojans answered with three more to provide UMO with a 13-4 lead through three quarters.

FOURTH QUARTER

• The offensive onslaught continued for the Trojans in the final 15 minutes as UMO outscored Coker 6-1 in the final period in route to the Trojans' 19-5 victory.

KEY STATS

• Kingston led the way with five goals for the Trojans.
• Ball also recorded a hat trick for UMO, while junior Cody Graden and freshmen Nick Petersen and Tim Collins each added a pair of goals in the victory.
• For the second-straight match, junior Cole Groebner led the way with three caused turnovers and five groundballs. 
• Junior Will Urban (2-0) shined in goal for the Trojans, earning the victory with 12 saves.
• UMO outshot the Cobras, 44-34, and won the faceoff battle, 19-7.

UP NEXT
Mount Olive is back in action on Saturday at Noon as the Trojans will take on Florida Tech in a non-conference matchup at the McDonald Complex in Mount Olive, N.C.