MOUNT VERNON  — The Carthage College men's lacrosse got back in the win column with their seventh win of the season as the Firebirds defeat Cornell 17-3 on Wednesday afternoon. 

• Final score: Carthage 17 - Cornell 3
• Location: Mount Vernon, Iowa - Van Metre
• Records: Carthage 7-1, Cornell 3-2

 

• Carthage stormed out with seven unanswered goals in the first quarter, followed by five more in the second, building a 12-3 lead at halftime.  
• Jacob Cameron and Andrew Johnson each found the net in the third, extending the Firebirds' advantage to 14-3 heading into the final quarter.  
• Collin McClure scored twice in the fourth, while Cameron added another, sealing a dominant 17-3 victory for Carthage.

• Andrew Johnson and Alec Gern each recorded three goals in the win.  
• Four Firebirds notched two goals apiece: Collin McClure, Landon Bakke, Jacob Cameron, and Andrew Frey.  
• Johnson dished out six assists, tying the fifth-most in a single game and matching his own record.  
• Hayden Jones led Carthage in goal with a team-high four saves.

"I am proud of the guys. I was most concerned about the first quarter and we played pretty close to perfect.  After that, we tried out a couple of things and tried pushing more guys into the game and it slowed down our momentum but we were able to play all four goalies and a couple of guys logged their biggest minutes of the year.  We also played our second line quite a bit in the first and they had some of the best runs of the season for them. Our starting six also did a great job of running the offense with Coach Lindner not here. We can continue to get better but a good rebound after the Hope loss."

• Carthage plays Concordia (Wis.) on the road on Saturday, March 15 at noon.