OLIVET, Mich.--Host Olivet College jumped out to a 6-1 lead after the first quarter and held Adrian College scoreless in the second half en route to an 18-3 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's lacrosse victory on Saturday.

THE BASICS
= Final Score: Olivet 18, Adrian 3

= Location: Comets Cutler Athletic Complex, Adrian, Mich.; Weather conditions: Sunny, 75F, Wind NW 8 mph

= Records: Olivet Comets 4-7 Overall, 2-1 MIAA; Adrian Bulldogs 0-11, 0-3

FOR ADRIAN
= Senior Doug Boyd led the Bulldogs with a pair of goals.

= Sophomore Michael Turner matched Boyd with two points on a goal and an assist.

= Junior Cody Schmitt had a team-best four ground balls on defense.

THE OPPOSITION
= Nino Minaudo led all scorers with eight points on four goals and four assists. 

= Tyler Polendo (1 assist) and Logan Krieger also scored four times.

= Hunter Teare had a game-best 10 ground balls and won 18 of 24 face-offs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
= The teams traded goals in the opening 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Jack Ranson's unassisted tally 69 seconds in gave Olivet a 1-0 lead, but Boyd answered on a feed from Turner at the 11:24 mark.

= But Olivet scored six unanswered goals to take a commanding 7-1 advantage early in the second stanza.

= The Comets held the Bulldogs to 18 shots on goal.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
= Adrian senior goalkeeper Brett Farrelly was back in the cage, making eight stops. His 147 saves on the season are sixth on the Bulldogs' all-time chart, 21 shy of Kevin Lerg's school record (168 in 2012) and second in the conference.

= The Bulldogs still lead the Comets in the all-time series, 4-1.

NEXT UP
= Adrian returns home on Wednesday to face MIAA foe Trine University at Docking Stadium, with opening face-off scheduled for 6 p.m.

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