BETHANY, W.Va. – The Thiel College men's lacrosse team opened the season with an 11-10 win on the road over the Bethany Bison Tuesday.
 
The Tomcats earned the win in the third quarter when they outscored the Bison, 4-1. The Tomcats scored their four goals consecutively in the third. Bennett Medyn (Macedon, N.Y./Palmyra Macedon) scored the first goal during the stretch at the 9:45 mark and the fourth goal of the stretch at the 8:18 mark. Dan Senisi (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) and Sheldon Bourdeau (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) scored the other two goals.
 
Medyn's second goal in the third quarter, which gave the Tomcats an 11-7 lead, turned out to be the game-winner after the Bison finished the game with three unanswered goals but couldn't come up with the equalizer down the stretch.
 
Pat Hartnett (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) led the Tomcats with four goals. He added an assist for a five-point game. Medyn finished with three points (2G, 1A). Dylan Waskiewicz (York, Pa./Red Lion) won 16-of-19 faceoffs, picked up 13 ground balls and tallied a pair of assists.
 
Nicholas Melita paced Bethany with four points (3G, 1A).
 
Jason Masciantonio (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) made 10 saves to earn the win. Andrew Smith made 13 saves for the Bison.
 
The Tomcats will host the Franciscan Barons Friday at the Rissell-Schreyer Dome. The non-conference game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.