Buena Vista, Va. - Rhodes College men's lacrosse saw their undefeated season stopped by Southern Virginia (SVU) as the Lynx hit the road to start spring break. The Knights defeated the Lynx 22-12 and improve to 6-1 on the year while Rhodes is now 5-1 overall. 

SVU began the game winning nine of the first 11 clears on their way to a 7-3 first quarter advantage which included a 26-9 shot advantage. The Lynx posted the first two goals of the second quarter to pull within two (7-5), but the hosts would close out the first half on a 5-1 run to lead 12-6. 

SVU opened the second half with four unanswered goals before Rhodes went on a 4-1 run to cut the lead to seven. The teams would net two goals each as SVU led 19-12 headed into the final quarter. The Knights shut out the Lynx in the fourth quarter 3-0. 

SVU went a 50-35 ground ball advantage, completed 20 of 22 clear attempts, went 25-of-36 at the faceoff and held a 76-41 shot advantage. Rhodes went 14-of-28 in clears and 11-of-36 at the faceoff. 

Lynx goalkeeper Brendan Roberts made a program-record 26 saves in loss, 10 of which came in the first quarter. He also picked up a team-high seven ground balls. On the faceoff, J.J. Hoots grabbed five ground balls while long stick middie Alexi Thomas scooped up four. In scoring, Christian Cisneros and Ryan Dancy both recorded a hat trick. Addison Mueller scored twice and Jonathon Hazlehurst, Ryan Marasco, Mac Ference and Hoots each tallied a lone goal. 

Rhodes will turn around and face No. 1-ranked Salisbury at 1 p.m. ET in Maryland on Monday.