The Bethany College men's lacrosse team traveled to New Concord, Ohio to face Muskingum in a non-conference tilt Wednesday evening. The Bison fell to the Muskies 16-5. The green and white are now 1-1. GAME OVERVIEW Bethany trailed 3-0 before Will Gatling put the Bison on the board with 4:52 to go in the first period. The Muskies added another goal before the end of the period. Bethany trailed 4-1 after one. Tristan Shaffer put the Bison within two goals in the second period. The Muskies were too much for the Bison to handle, taking an 8-2 lead going into halftime. The Bison kept battling adding a goal with 7:15 to go in the third period from Clay Yingling, cutting the lead 11-3. The green and white added two more goals in the fourth period. Gatling riffled in his second goal of the game with 6:33 to go in the ballgame. Nick Melita added the Bison's final goal with 2:41 left in the period. STATISTICAL LEADERS • Will Gatling (2 G, 1 A) • Tristan Shaffer (1 G, 1 A) • Nick Melita (1 G) • Clay Yingling (1 G) INSIDE THE BOX SCORE • Gatling led the Bison with two goals • Andrew Smith made 20 saves on 33 shots • The defense was led by Nick Holmes and Chris Riley's two caused turnovers apiece • The green and white took 18 shots with 12 on goal while Muskingum took 63 shots with 40 on goal • Bethany won 15 of 23 face offs • The Bison went 19-22 on clear attempts UP NEXT Bethany travels to Pittsburgh, Pa to take on non-conference opponent La Roche on Saturday, March 2. Face-off is at 1 pm.