SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's lacrosse team rolled over Lincoln Memorial 20-6 on Saturday. The home opener featured a historic day as Jake Gilmour became Saint Leo's newest career points holder. The senior attacker's two goal, four assist day raises his career points count to 177 (87 goals, 90 assists).
Charlie Kurtenbach led the Lions' scoring with five goals from 12 shots. Kyle Pauwels peppered the stat sheet with three goals, six assists.
Thomas Tatarian earned 18 saves in the 60 minutes of action.
 
The Basics
Final Score: Saint Leo Lions 20, Lincoln Memorial University 6
Location: Saint Leo, Fla. | University Turf Stadium
Records: SLU 2-0| LMU 2-1
 
How It Happened...
1Q | Charlie Kurtenbach found the back of the Railsplitter's net three times in the first six minutes of play. Each goal was assisted by Kyle Pauwels. Pauwels assisted Jake Gilmour's goal while Bruce Preeschl and Daniel Sparks added in an unassisted goal. Philip Buque and Julian Taylor, each assisted by Gilmour, ended the strong first quarter for the Lions. | Saint Leo 8-1 |
2Q | Pauwels tallied a quick goal to start the second quarter, assisted by Matt Shand. LMU scored its second goal at the nine-minute mark, 9-2. Anthony Visintin's unassisted goal, Pauwels from Gilmour and another Kurtenbach goal from Visintin handed Saint Leo a 10-point lead at the break. | Saint Leo 12-2 |
3Q | Pauwels struck again, adding another assist to Gimour's school record count. LMU took advantage of a Man-Up opportunity, scoring its third goal at 10:25. The Railsplitters kept momentum, tallying another goal at 8:02. Saint Leo retook the offensive pace with three straight goals from Gilmour assisted by Pauwels, Kurtenbach assisted by Pauwels and an unassisted goal by Visintin. | Saint Leo 16-4 |
4Q | The last quarter contained another four goals by Saint Leo and two more for the visitors. CJ Stowell assisted by Ethan Ticehurst, an unassisted goal by Matt Shand, Philip Buque assisted by Stowell and Liam Mueller all scored, coasting to a home opener victory. | Saint Leo 30-6 |

 
Points to Note

• Charlie Kurtenbach netted five goals from 12 shots and earned three ground balls.
• Kyle Pauwels racked up six points from two goals from three shots, and four assists.
• Jake Gilmour became Saint Leo's career points leader at 177, scoring two goals and earning four assists.
• Thomas Tatarian protected the Lions' net with 18 saves.
• Saint Leo edged Lincoln Memorial 45-44 on the shot count. The Lions picked up 37 groundballs over the Railsplitter's 32.

For Lincoln Memorial

• Kyle Arcuri scored two goals for the Railsplitters.
• Adam Golia finished the day with four points from a goal and three assists.

Up Next
Saint Leo returns to action on Friday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the University Turf Stadium to host Young Harris College.
 
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