MEN’S ROUNDUP
North Carolina opens with rout of Mercer
Penn State blasts Villanova, 17-7, behind Grant Ament
North Carolina men’s lacrosse team scored the first six goals of the game Saturday afternoon and eased to a 20-9 victory over Mercer at Centennial High School Football Stadium in Roswell, Ga. A crowd of 1,022 watched the season opener for both teams.
Seven players had multiple goals for the Tar Heels and three had multiple assists. Junior midfielder Justin Anderson led the way with a hat trick, while junior midfielder Tanner Cook had two goals and a career-high three assists. Senior midfielder Timmy Kelly (Calvert Hall) had two goals and two assists for the Tar Heels as did junior midfielder William Perry.
A pair of freshman attackmen, Jacob Kelly (Calvert Hall) and Nicky Solomon, had two goals and an assist for the Heels. Senior attackman Andy Matthews also had two goals and an assist.
UNC defensemen Evan Egan and Jack Rowlett had single goals and the other goals came from Alex Trippi, Matt Gavin and Henry Schertzinger.
Senior Lucas Spence had two goals and a career-high four assists for Lehigh, while classmates Tristan Rai and Mickey Fitzpatrick each had two goals and an assist. Junior