Glendale, AZ- After a split weekend in Flagstaff early in March, the ACU Lacrosse team returned home to face Long Beach State University. The Firestorm took the contest 12-8 to improve to 4-1 on the year.
 
GAME INFO
Score: ACU 12 | Long Beach State University 8
Records: 4-1 (3-1) | 1-4 (0-3)
Location: Glendale, AZ
 
STAT TRACKER
 
Caleb Schaapveld - 2 G, 2 GB
Ryan Leonard – 1 G, 1 A, 6 GB
Ethan Jordan – 2 G, 5 A, 2 GB
Ayden Oliver -  1 A, 3 GB
Ian Bundy – 1 G
Scout Koch - 2 G, 2 A
Kellen Haigh – 3 GB
Tymen Henry – 1 G, 6 GB
Silas Wood – 3 G
Caleb Frey - 16 S, 8 GA
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
On Saturday, ACU returned home and defeated Long Beach State University 12-8. The Firestorm came out strong in the first quarter, outscoring LBSU 6-3. ACU barely edged LBSU in the turnover battle (26-25) but ACU controlled the face-offs (15/22) and ground balls (37-15). Seven different Firestorm scored for the team in a balanced, team effort. Solid quarters in the first (6-3) and fourth (3-1) sealed the victory for the Firestorm.
 
Long Beach State opened the scoring but Ethan Jordan matched the score less than a minute later at the 13:57 mark. Jordan would add a second goal along with Tymen Henry, Ryan Leonard, and two scores by Scout Kotch before LBSU ended the quarter at a 6-3 score. Caleb Schaapveld and Wood added two in the 2^nd to match Long Beach State's pair that quarter. Goals by Silas Wood (his second on the day), Ian Bundy and Caleb Schaapveld finished off the scoring for the Firestorm in the 4th.  
 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH JAKE LANDON
"What a great contest to be a part of. Our guys played some of their best lacrosse of the season and that's exactly where we want to be as we continue this home game stretch. We will continue to fine tune various parts of our game like executing on man up opportunities and working on our defensive slides, but for now we were able to get the job done and are ready for some more lacrosse this Tuesday against a well-matched Fort Lewis team". 
 
NEXT UP FOR THE FIRESTORM
The Firestorm continue their homestand with a game on Tuesday (March 19^th) against Fort Lewis College. Game time is set for 6 pm.
 
Roll Storm!