Box Score

The Colorado Mesa University Men's Lacrosse team opened up Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (WILA) play on Thursday night with a match against the Notre Dame de Namur Argos in Belmont, Calif. Colorado Mesa prevailed with an 8-4 win over NDNU and improved to 3-2 on the season and 1-0 in the WILA while the Argos fell to 2-4, 0-1 in WILA matches.

The Mavericks trailed 3-2 heading into halftime but came out in the third quarter and scored five goals while shutting out their opponents.

The two teams split the faceoffs with each team winning eight but the Mavericks had a decisive edge in groundball pickups 30-23 and saves 14-8.

Austin Pridham recorded his second consecutive hat trick with all three of his goals coming in the third period. His first goal proved to be the game-winner. Kade Robinson added two goals for the offense.

Brad Brandenburg picked up the win in goal making 14 saves between the pipes and teammate Josh Russell led the team in groundballs with four.

The Mavericks will have a showdown with WILA rival Dominican on Saturday at 3:00pm from San Rafael, Calif.