Junior attack Larson Sundown (Basom, N.Y.) tallied seven goals in a game for the third time this season, leading the nationally second-ranked Limestone College men's lacrosse team to a 20-10 win over Barton College in Conference Carolinas action on Sunday, April 14 at Saints Field. GAME INFORMATION Score: No. 2 Limestone 20, Barton 10 Records: No. 2 Limestone (14-0, 6-0), Barton (5-10, 3-3) Location: Saints Field INSIDE THE BOXSCORE Sundown finished with seven scores on eight shot attempts Junior Clark Walter (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) added four goals on the day Senior Matt Bennett (Nedrow, N.Y.) registered three goals and an assist Senior Tyler Papa (Manlius, N.Y.) dished out four assists for the Blue and Gold Freshman Nelson Logan (Basom, N.Y.) handed out three assists Senior Jeremy Burns (Fort Mitchell, Ky.) chipped in a score and two assists Junior Christopher Parrott (Rising Sun, Md.) went 14-of-16 from the "X" with 12 groundballs Freshman Michael Logan (Los Angeles, Calif.) was 12-of-14 on faceoff attempts Senior keeper Danny Forren (Trumbull, Conn.) posted 11 saves to get the win HOW IT HAPPENED First Quarter The Saints delivered the opening salvo as Sundown finished off an assist from senior defender Andrew Martin (Olney, Md.) in transition, but the Bulldogs tied things up on the other end a few moments later. Walter would then put Limestone back on top, 2-1, for good with an unassisted goal at the 8:11-mark. Sundown scored five straight for the Blue and Gold over the remainder of the period, outscoring Barton by himself, 5-2, over the final 7:25 of the quarter. He tallied back-to-back goals during the last 23 seconds of the frame – both goals assisted by Papa – as Limestone grabbed a 7-3 lead at the end of the first. Second Quarter Bennett found the back of the net twice to start the second before senior Patrick Hanley (Syracuse, N.Y.) scored to stake the Saints to a 10-3 cushion with 7:01 remaining. Barton posted two of the next three goals, but Burns and Walter would both score in the final 16 seconds to make it a 13-5 game at the break. Third Quarter A few ticks into the second half, Walter completed his hat trick before senior Coltin Moseman (Malta, N.Y.) added his only score of the game to put Limestone ahead, 15-5, with 12 minutes left. Hanley tallied his second goal of the day, but the Bulldogs answered two straight scores to cut the margin to 16-7. Fourth Quarter Limestone put the game out of reach early in the final period as Walter and Bennett both split the cage to make it an 18-7 contest. Graduate attack Brian Huyghue (Halifax, Nova Scotia) planted his 13th goal of the season at the 8:57-mark, finishing off an assist from Papa, to give the Saints a comfortable 19-7 lead. Senior Dylan Brown (Hagerstown, Md.) closed the book on the scoring for the Blue and Gold off an assist from junior Scott Manning (South Huntington, N.Y.) with over two minutes remaining in regulation. Barton got a couple of late scores, but it was not quite enough as Limestone moved to 14-0 on the season. TURNING POINT Limestone pulled ahead early as Sundown scored six of the team's seven goals in the opening quarter, and the Blue and Gold would not look back from there. The Saints eventually built up a double-digit lead early in the second half before pulling away late to claim at least a share of the conference championship. NOTABLES With the win, the Saints clinch a share of the Conference Carolinas Regular Season Title This was the first meeting between Limestone and first-year program Barton Sundown also finished with seven goals at Tusculum and against Rockhurst this season The Blue and Gold won 26-of-32 faceoff attempts and held a 50-27 edge in groundballs With a loss by Adelphi, Limestone is expected to move to No. 1 in the rankings tomorrow UP NEXT The Saints wrap up the 2019 Conference Carolinas schedule when they travel to face 13th-ranked University of Mount Olive on Saturday, April 20 at 12 p.m. With a win, Limestone will clinch the regular season title for the 13th straight year along with the number one seed in the conference tournament.