HICKORY, N.C. – The No. 9 UIndy men's lacrosse team dropped its first game of the season on Sunday with a 14-7 loss at top-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne.
 
Nathan Lam recorded a hat trick, the first of his career, while also recording two ground balls.
 
INS & OUTS
The Greyhounds snagged an early 2-0 advantage out of the gate with a pair of goals from Owain Braddock in the opening minutes. The defending national champions formulated quite the response, however, scoring each of the next 10 goals to pull away.
 
UIndy netted three straight scores in the third quarter, as Dylan Braddock and Justin Williams sandwiching Lam's first goal of the afternoon to cut the deficit to five.
 
Lam was the only Greyhound to score the rest of the contest, capping the hat trick with a goal at the 1:03 mark of the fourth frame.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
-UIndy netminder KC Carlson finished with 11 saves between the pipes.
- Trevor Lockwood and Adam Wong caused two turnovers apiece.
- Six Greyhounds scooped up three ground balls, including Nick Randgaard, who also dished out a pair of assists.
- Despite being held off the scoring column, Triston Schaffer tallied a game-high three assists.
- Caleb Parker secured nine faceoff wins to extend his all-time lead in the program record book.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy will face No. 17 Mercyhurst next Saturday at 12 p.m. in the home opener from Key Stadium. The Lakers hold the edge in the all-time series, 4-3.