GREENVILLE, Pa. -- The Malone University men's lacrosse team traveled to Thiel College on Wednesday for a non-conference matchup with the Tomcats. 

The Pioneers held a 10-6 lead at halftime, but absolutely dominated the second half on their way to a 21-9 win. 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Final Score: Malone University Pioneers 21 - Thiel College Tomcats 9
• Records: Malone (3-1, 0-0 G-MAC) | Thiel (1-3, 0-0 PAC)
• Location: Greenville, Pennsylvania | Rissell-Schreyer Dome

THE GAME
Both sides traded scores for much of the first half, until a late second quarter run by the Pioneers.

With Malone leading 7-6, and just over five minutes left in the second quarter, MU went on to score the final three goals of the half to take a 10-6 lead into halftime. 

The third quarter is where the Pioneers started to put the Tomcats away. The 3-0 second quarter run turned into a 7-0 run overall as Malone scored the opening four goals of the third quarter to pull ahead 14-6. 

MU's defense only surrendered three total goals in the second half, and the offense continued to pull away from Thiel down the stretch. 

In the end Malone outscored Thiel 11-3 in the second half to cap off the 21-9 win.

DETAILS

• Talon Heath finished with a game-high 9 goals. He also added 3 assists for a total of 12 points. 
• Kenny Kaiser scored a season-high 6 goals.
• Ramsey Burnard and Zac Smargiasso each had a pair of goals. 
• Defending back-to-back Great Midwest Defensive Athlete of the Week Phillip Bell played 55+ minutes in goal. He added 14 saves to his season total of 48. 
• Trent Urquhart finished the final 4:34 in goal to preserve the 21-9 win.

WHAT'S NEXT
Malone will be back at home Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. non-conference game with D'Youville University. 

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