The Sewanee men's lacrosse team used a 9-2 second half to take down the Lions of Piedmont, 16-5, Wednesday night inside historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium. INSIDE THE MATCHUP Final Score: Sewanee (2-3) 16, Piedmont (2-3) 5 Sewanee Athletics Social Media | Twitter/Instagram: @SewaneeTigers Men's Lacrosse Social Media | Twitter/Instagram: @SewaneeTigerLax HOW IT HAPPENED -After Piedmont struck for the first goal of the game at the 8:26 mark in the first quarter, Sewanee scored three straight to take a 3-1 lead after 15 minutes of action. -The Lions responded with two goals in the first two minutes of the second quarter, including a man-up goal by Josh Cobbina to even the. -Sewanee's sticks came out strong with four straight goals the rest of the quarter, including two by Thomas Oliver, to lead 7-3 at intermission. -In the fourth quarter, the Tigers took advantage of a Lions two-minute penalty to score three goals to put the game away. SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS -Will Pratt and Hayden Hunt each recorded a hat trick. Pratt added two assists, while Hunt posted three assists. -Grant Gilmore, Thomas Lynde and Hunt added six ground balls each. -Ryan Stubits won 20-of-23 faceoffs and added 10 ground balls. -Bryce Womack (2-3) saved nine shots in 52:36 of time in between the pipes. -For the contest, the Tigers forced 13 turnovers in the contest. Cal Pearce and Grant Gilmore recorded two each. PIEDMONT KEY STATISTICS -Brady Jenks led the Lions with two goals. -Riley Graham scooped up four ground balls. -Zach Czulada (2-3) saved 23 shots in 52:36 of time. UP NEXT The homestand continues Sunday at 1 p.m. against Scranton.