MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Birmingham-Southern men's lacrosse team suffered defeat in their final regular season game of 2023 to snap their four-game SAA winning streak.

How it happened

• Rhodes opened the scoring inside the first five minutes, and the score remained 1-0 through the end of the first quarter.
• The Lynx added their second goal less than a minute into the second quarter to double their lead.
• BSC could not break the deadlock in the first half and went into the half trailing 2-0.
• To start the second half, Rhodes once again scored inside of a minute this time to stretch the lead to three.
• BSC's Kyle Winter quickly replied to get the Panthers on the board, and Cameron Herd added a second shortly after. 
• Austin Johnson then scored to tie the game 3-3 halfway through the third period.
• The Lynx then scored two goals to regain the lead, but BSC's Will Johns scored to cut the deficit to one heading into the final quarter.
• Rhodes went on to dominate the fourth period 5-0 and ultimately win the contest 10-4.

Game notes

• Kyle Winter led BSC with 2 points (1 goal and 1 assist). 
• Will Johns won 10 of 15 faceoffs and added in a goal. 
• Cameron Herd and Austin Johnson also had a goal each.
   

Records

Birmingham-Southern 9-6 (4-2 SAA), Rhodes 10-5 (3-2 SAA)

Up next

The Panthers will play in the SAA Tournament Quarterfinals on Saturday, Apr. 22 with the location, opponent, and time TBD.