Memphis - Rhodes men's lacrosse downed Southern Virginia 8-7 on a beautiful Saturday afternoon to close out spring break action. Rhodes improves to 4-1 on the year.

Addison Mueller got the ball rolling less than a minute into the game by notching his first goal of the game. SVU countered with two goals within 30 seconds of each other. The two teams traded goals until the end of the first half with a 3-3 score. Mueller tallied the lone goal of the second period to give the Lynx a one-goal halftime advantage. 

SVU gained momentum with two goals to start the fourth period, which included the first of the period with two men in the penalty box. Tommy Reingruber fed Justin Powers to tie the game, but as SVU's Isaac DeGarlais tried to feed the ball from behind the goal line extended, the ball ricocheted off a Lynx player and found it's way into the back of the net. Ryan Marasco evened out the score once again with 1:41 to play in the third period. 

Rhodes netted two of the three goals scored in the final period, of which John Tooher assisted the first and then scored the game-winner. Freshman goalie Brendan Roberts helped his team maintain their fourth-period lead with five saves. He finished with his first collegiate win on 13 saves. 

Neither team failed to convert any of their three man-up situations and both tallied 27 ground balls. Boston Preisler recorded 19 saves in cage for SVU which included seven in the second period. 

In all, seven Lynx tallied goals against the Knights. In addition to Marasco, Mueller, Powers, Reingruber and Tooher, Chris Conn and Tristan Brunet also scored. 

Rhodes will continue their home stay when they host Berry College at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 16th. That game will be played on Mason Field, home to the Rhodes women's lacrosse team.