ST. LOUIS  – The No. 4 Maryville men's lacrosse team outscored Alabama-Huntsville 7-1 in the third quarter and pulled away for a 17-7 victory Saturday. Wyatt Robertson fired in six goals to pace the offensive surge.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Ben Mickett opened the scoring in the third minute of play, and Robertson connected for his first on the day. UAH pulled one goal back but Flint Thielen answered with a score. Robertson found the back of the net for a 4-1 margin before UAH tallied late in the quarter to make it 4-2. Robertson finished off a hat trick in the second. UAH scored two late goals as the Saints took a narrow 5-4 lead into the break.
 
The Saints took over in the third quarter with the decisive run. Chris Anderson started the burst with a score, and the Saints won the ensuing faceoff. Justin Simonson fed Colin Tobias for a man-up goal. Robertson connected for his fourth on the day followed by a pole goal from John Chorlton. Brenden Bloedel spun around the UAH defense and notched a goal to make it 10-4. UAH finally scored again but George Tocko and Bloedel both scored in the final minute as Maryville built a 12-5 advantage.
 
UAH tried to rally by scoring the first goal in the fourth but the Saints responded with five straight to put the game out of reach. Robertson tallied back-to-back goals to start the run. Shea Raeburn won the following faceoff and sprinted down the field to score just six seconds later. Jack Tocko tallied before Griffin Johnson fed Nate McClaskey for Maryville's final goal.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Goals: Wyatt Robertson - 6
Assists: Chris Anderson, Justin Simonson, Colin Tobias - 2
Points: Wyatt Robertson - 6
Ground Balls: Shea Raeburn - 9
Caused Turnovers: Zach Johnson - 4
Faceoff Wins: Shea Raeburn - 13
Saves: Evan Alfano - 8
 
RECORDS
No. 4 Maryville: 3-0
UAH: 2-4
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Saints head down to the Sunshine State for a battled of nationally ranked teams as the Saints visit No. 2 Tampa Saturday, Feb. 28.