WILSON, N.C. – In a preview of a potential opening round of the Conference Carolinas tournament, the Chowan Men's Lacrosse team came up just short in a furious fourth quarter comeback against Barton on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 17, Barton 19
RECORDS | Chowan 5-7 (1-4), Barton 8-5 (3-2)
LOCATION | Wilson, N.C. (Truist Stadium)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Jaxon Martin paced the offense with 10 points recording six goals and four assists. With the 10 points in the contest, Martin became the all-time points leader for the Hawks with 146 career points.
Jackson Downs added four goals, while Jason Jenkins II and Sullivan Prince added two goals each.
Noah Jalal and Erik Dozzi notched one goal and three assists each. Eric George tallied one goal and one assist.
Alec Rodopoulos stopped 15 shots in goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter:
Jackson Downs put the Hawks on the board off an assist by Noah Jalal before Jaxon Martin scored a pair of goals including a man-up goal off an assist by Erik Dozzi to put the Hawks up 3-1.
Erik Dozzi would find Jason Jenkins II for a score to offset the Barton score. The Bulldogs evened the score at 4-all before Jackson Downs scored an unassisted goal to lead 5-4.
Second Quarter:
Barton scored four of the five goals in the frame to lead 8-6. Sullivan Prince found the back of the net off an assist by Jaxon Martin to lead 6-5 before three straight goals. Jason Jenkins II ended the run with an unassisted goal.
The Bulldogs took a 10-7 lead into the intermission.
Third Quarter:
Jaxon Martin found the back of the net off an assist by Eric George to open the scoring in the frame before Noah Jalal scored a goal to cut the deficit to 10-9.
Barton scored three unanswered goals before Jaxon Martin found Sullivan Prince for the goal, 13-10.
The Bulldogs finished off the frame with four goals to lead 17-10.
Fourth Quarter:
Chowan started the comeback, as Jaxon Martin scored following a failed clear attempt. Martin would find Eric George before Martin scored off an assist by Noah Jalal to close the gap to 17-13. Jalal and Martin connected again, five seconds into the man-up opportunity to trail 17-14.
Barton extended their lead with a pair of goals, 19-14, before Erik Dozzi scored off an assist by Jaxon Martin. Jackson Downs took advantage of the extra-man as Jason Jenkins II delivered the assist.
Jackson Downs scored the final goal in the contest off an assist by Erik Dozzi with 2:41 remaining. Chowan would force a shot clock violation late but was unable to find the back of the net on the possession.
UP NEXT
Chowan hits the road to take on Lees-McRae in the regular season finale on Saturday, April 23.
