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No. 4 – Men's lacrosse gets first program win
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The High Point University men's lacrosse team beat Towson, 9-7, for the first win in program history on Feb. 8 at Vert Stadium. The Panthers got four goals from Dan Lomas and 11 saves from Austin Geisler in the victory.

High Point scored two goals in the first quarter and led the entire way en route to the first win in program history. Towson closed the lead to one goal with less than two minutes to play. Freshman Jamie Piluso won the next faceoff and sprinted to the goal to secure the two-goal win for the Panthers.
 
Lomas led the team in scoring for the second-straight game with four goals. Redshirt-junior Bucky Smith added two goals and one assist and redshirt-freshman Brad James scored one goal with two assists. Harris Levine picked up six ground balls and caused two turnovers.

High Point won 13 of the 21 faceoffs, including five of six in the fourth quarter.
Piluso won 10 of the 15 faceoffs he took in the game. HPU converted 14 of its 15 clear attempts while Towson went 14-for-20.

With 8:41 to play in the first quarter, Jojo Ostrander went to the penalty box for slashing, giving High Point an extra man opportunity. Smith converted the chance for HPU, collecting a pass from Mike Messenger to give High Point a 1-0 lead. James pushed HPU's lead to 2-0 with an unassisted goal a minute later. He went up the left alley and shot across the goal for his first goal of the season.

In the second quarter Towson and High Point tallied three goals each. Towson tied the game, 2-2 with back-to-back goals from Matthews Hughes and Dobyns. Sophomore Matt Thistle put High Point back on top, 3-2, with a goal at 6:21. James passed to Thistle right in front of the crease and Thistle turned and scored. Towson answered right back with Dobyns' second goal of the game to tie the match 3-3. Dobyns collected a pass from Justin Mabus and shot the ball over his shoulder for the goal.

High Point closed the second half with two straight goals to lead Towson, 5-3, at the half. Lomas forced Ostrander to turn the ball over in Towson's defensive zone. Adam Seal picked up the ground ball, allowing HPU to reset the offense. Zack Price found Lomas for a goal with 5:04 to play. Smith scored his second goal of the game, shooting the ball in from the top of the zone at 4:14.

Lomas scored High Point's first three goals of the second half, helping the Panthers open up a 8-5 lead with nine minutes left in the game. Dobyns tallied his fourth goal of the game, assisted by Neil Hutchinson with 6:42 remaining. After nearly five minutes of scoreless play Andrew Hodgson scored to cut High Point's lead to one, 8-7 with a minute and a half to go.

Piluso won the next faceoff and sprinted to the goal for his first goal of the season, securing the win for the Panthers.

High Point moves to 1-1 with the win while Towson starts the season 0-1. Towson received votes in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll this year.  The Tigers have been to the NCAA Tournament 10 times since moving to Div. I in 1980.

No. 20 - Shawn Sloan is first HPU men's soccer player to sign MLS contract
No. 19 – Women's basketball wins at Liberty, again
No. 18 - Tan Cheeranont sets HPU single-season stroke average record
No. 17 - Four Panthers selected in MLB Draft
No. 16 - Chase Wilson wins three straight tournaments
No. 15 - Schepler nets hat trick in win over UNC Asheville
No. 14 - Men's track & field places second at Indoor Championship
No. 13 - Montrello scores first HPU men's lacrosse goal
No. 12 - Allan Chaney named CBSSports Comeback Player of the Year
No. 11 - Men's soccer starts season 10-0-1
No. 10 - Volleyball upsets Wake Forest in five sets
No. 9 - Men's basketball wins first Big South North Division title
No. 8 - Jacob Smith wins Big South Cross Country Championship
No. 7 - Women's soccer wins Big South regular season title
No. 6 - John Brown dunks his way on to ESPN
No. 5 – Emery named Most Outstanding at Big South Outdoor Championship