GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College men's lacrosse team defeated the Bethany Bison 8-5 Saturday in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) game at Alumni Stadium.
 
Thiel jumped out to a quick 2-0 first-quarter lead on unassisted goals by Zach Melin (Chardon, Ohio/Chardon) and Bennett Medyn (Macedon, N.Y./Palmyra Macedon) and never looked back en route to the conference win.
 
Medyn led Thiel with four goals while Melin tallied four points (3G, 1A). Chase Lawler (Etters, Pa./Red Land) (1G, 1A) and Pat Hartnett (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) (2A) recorded two points apiece.
 
Alex Andreozzi (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) and Logan Rinderle (Erie, Pa./Fairview) contributed four caused turnovers apiece.
 
Clay Yingling and Raymond Rogers paced the Bison with two goals apiece.
 
Andrew Smith made 22 saves for Bethany while Jason Masciantonio (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) made eight saves for Thiel.
 
Jake Alberts (Ellwood City, Pa./Lincoln), Andreozzi, Hartnett, Anthony Richards (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) and Masciantonio were honored prior to the game during senior day.