BREVARD, N.C. — The Averett University men's lacrosse team dropped a road matchup to Brevard College on Saturday, 19-2.
 
Brevard (9-2) scored their second goal of the day to hold a 2-0 advantage on the scoreboard. Freshman Will Merritt won the ensuing faceoff and then head coach Anthony Mackin called the first timeout of the match. Out of the break in action, freshman Keshawn Downing found the back of the net to cut the Averett (0-8) deficit to one.
 
At this point, the Tornados responded with four more goals in the first quarter and five in the second to take an 11-1 lead into halftime. Brevard carried this momentum into the second half as they tacked on six goals in the third and two in the fourth to own a commanding 19-1 lead with just under two minutes left in the match.
 
Downing tallied his second goal of the day and tenth of the season with 1:07 remaining in the game. Neither team scored in the last minute as Brevard won the match 19-2.
 
Freshman Miska Granlund led the way with six ground balls while freshman Jacob Shriver had 14 saves in net.
 
Averett hosts William Peace University on Wednesday at 4 p.m.