NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (April 11) - The Saint Vincent men's lacrosse team used a strong second half to push its winning streak to six after downing Westminster College by a 13-8 score in Ohio River Lacrosse Conference action. 

Saint Vincent pushed out to an early 3-1 lead after the first quarter. The Bearcats got a goal each from Ben Price, Jeremy Kennedy and Anthony Hogeback over the first 15 minutes. However, the Titans clamped down defensively, shutting out the Bearcats in the second quarter to tie the game (3-3) at halftime. 

Kennedy ignited the Bearcat offense in the third quarter, tallying the first three SVC scores of the second half. The last of which made it 6-4 SVC at the 11:54 mark of the third quarter. Alex Mueser and Frank Casile tacked on the next two scores to strengthen the lead to 8-4 with 5:17 remaining in the quarter. After back-to-back Titan goals brought them back within a pair of goals, Mueser gave SVC some breathing room with a late third quarter to make it 9-6. 

Saint Vincent squashed any hopes of a rally by the home team, as they outscored Westminster 4-2 over the final 15 minutes. Hunter Sharp netted a hat trick in the fourth quarter and Price tallied the final goal of the contest. 

Kennedy paced the Bearcats with a six-point effort (4 goals, 2 assists), while Mueser (2 goals, 2 assists) and Sharp (3 goals, 1 assist) recorded four points. Novelli (3 assists) and Price (2 goals, 1 assist) each recorded three-point efforts in the win. Michael Grus led the defense with four ground balls and two caused turnovers. Brandon Martin earned the win in goal, stopping 11 shots in 60 minutes of work. 

The win moves Saint Vincent to 9-4 overall and keeps them unblemished in ORLC play at 5-0. Westminster falls to 4-5 overall and 2-3 in the league. 

Saint Vicnent travels to Earlham College on Saturday, April 14. Start time is set for 1 p.m.