INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 9 UIndy men's lacrosse team weathered the storm on Saturday, defeating Lake Erie by a score of 13-3 during a cold and rainy afternoon.
 
The faceoff duo of Jonah Koehler and TJ Reddington built the momentum all game, combining to go 17 for 19 at the dot while scooping up six ground balls apiece. Nathan Lam led the offense with five points, including four goals.
 
The Greyhounds expand their all-time series lead to 8-1 and have won six straight games.
 
INS & OUTS
It was an all-around effort on Saturday, with each phase contributing to the win. Keegan Laughlin tallied a point on each Greyhound goal during the opening frame, netting two goals and assisting on Lam's first score.
 
With a blink of an eye, UIndy upped it advantage to 5-0 with Matt Pereira and Ryan Carver tacking on goals in the first 96 seconds of the second quarter. Jackson Foord added his first goal as a Greyhound later in the period before Lake Erie's Zephaniah Scott put the Storm on the board.
 
UIndy held Lake Erie scoreless the final 16+ minutes, scoring three times in the last four-and-a-half minutes for the eventual double-digit victory. Lam recorded a hat trick in the final quarter alone, while Dalton Yates scored unassisted.
 
Both teams were solid on the clear, with the Storm turning it over just three times against the Greyhound ride. Alex Gilbertson and Kyle Rizzo were each credited with caused turnovers during the second quarter, resulting in a failed Lake Erie clear attempt.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Greyhound goalkeeper AJ Preachuk turned in another great performance between the pipes, finishing with six saves and two ground balls.
- With his four-goal performance, Lam – along with Triston Schaffer – sit atop the team leaderboard with 11 each this season.
- Mitchell Carik and Seamus Faulkner got their hands dirty in the midfield, combining for nine ground balls and five caused turnovers.
- UIndy has blanked an opponent in a quarter four times this season, all against G-MAC opponents.
 
ON ANOTHER NOTE
Lake Erie's Gavin Conlan made 22 saves, including 12 during the second quarter.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds head back down to the Carolinas next Saturday when they visit fourth-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne. The Bears won last season's meeting, 14-7, in Hickory, N.C.