PAINESVILLE, Ohio – The No. 9 UIndy men's lacrosse team (9-1) led wire-to-wire in its 15-11 win on Wednesday afternoon, visiting Lake Erie College (1-7) in non-conference action. Parker Kump netted his first of four goals after just 3:37 of action, as the Hounds never looked back.
 
Kump led all scorers with four goals, while Shawn Kimble added his third hat trick of the season. Robbie Berardi controlled the faceoff once again, securing 17-of-29, while Erich Wiitala scooped up six ground balls on defense.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a quick 2-0 Greyhound lead, the Storm answered back with a goal of their own with under five minutes left in the opening quarter. Kimble had other plans, however, taking matters into his own hands and scoring each of the next two for UIndy.
 
In net, Jarod Kimble made stops in consecutive possessions, leading Jack Johnson to a goal on the offensive end to stretch the Greyhounds advantage to 6-1. After Lake Erie responded with two of its own, Kyle Basch netted one with less than seven seconds left to give UIndy a 7-3 lead at the break.
 
The Hounds would begin the second half on an 6-1 run, leading 13-5 early in the fourth quarter after Drew Billig's second score of the afternoon. The Lake Erie attack never quit, scoring the game's final five goals in the last eight minutes to make it 15-11 at the buzzer.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
The stout UIndy defense forced 16 turnovers in the win, causing four of them. Four Greyhounds each recorded a caused turnover, including Kump, who added five ground balls.
 
The Hounds assisted on 53.3 percent (eighth of 15) of their goals in Painesville, with Vitto Cancila, Matthew Johnson, and Brian Robb each dishing out a pair of helpers.
 
Defenders Jack Belobrajdic and Jordan McKenzie combined for five ground balls.
 
The three netters from Shawn Kimble is the first time since March 16 at Alabama Huntsville the senior had scored.
 
MORE NOTES
Lake Erie athlete Tim Bay handed out a game-high four assists … the Greyhounds are now 3-1 all-time against the Storm, including a perfect 2-0 mark at Jack Britt Memorial Stadium in Painesville.

Kump now has 37 goals this season, marking a new program record as he bested his previous mark of 36 in 2018.

 
UP NEXT
The ninth-ranked Hounds will travel down to Montevallo to wrap up conference action before the GLVC Championship Tournament. UIndy plays its next two games on the road before returning to Key Stadium for senior night on April 19.