BEVERLY HILLS, Mich.--Sophomores Chris French and Peyton Gasche recorded six points apiece to pace Adrian to a convincing 14-3 non-conference men's lacrosse win over Hiram at the Detroit Country Day School field house on Saturday.

THE BASICS
= Final Score: Adrian College 14, Hiram College 3

= Location: Detroit Country Day School; Weather conditions: indoors

= Records: Adrian Bulldogs, 1-1 overall; Hiram Terriers, 2-1 overall

TOP 'DAWGS
= Sophomore Max Leventis was dominant in the "X" winning 17 of 19 face-offs and scooped up 14 ground balls.

= French ended up with four goals and two assists.

= Gasche notched three goals and three assists. 

= Freshman goalie Ethan Krupp made five saves for his first collegiate win after a solid prep career at Ottawa Hills High School in Ohio.

= Classmate Devin Higgins helped a strong defense with a Bulldog-best four caused turnovers. 

THE OPPOSITION
= Hunter Jenkins led Hiram with three points on two goals and an assist.

= Liam Pinney posted a game-high six caused turnovers and he had a team-best four ground balls.

= Gage St. Leone and Trevor Flugum also recorded four ground balls apiece. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
= Adrian jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back. The Bulldogs led 2-0 after the first quarter and 6-0 by halftime.

= The Bulldogs' lead ballooned to 9-0 by the 11-minute, 54-second mark left in the third quarter on goals from French, Gasche and sophomore Travis Fox (3 goals).

= Ethan Mayer put the Terriers on the scoreboard with 2:12 left on a feed from Hunter Jenkins. Adrian led 10-2 at the end of the third quarter.

= Adrian also enjoyed statistical advantages including ground balls (37-25), clears (16-for-16, 14-for-28), face-off wins (17-2), shots (39-17) and shots on goal (22-8). 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
= Despite the game being contested at a neutral site, it was moved from Kapnick Field at Docking Stadium to accommodate locker room space for the NCAA Division III Men's Wrestling Central Region Championships hosted by the Bulldogs during the weekend. As a result, the NCAA officially recognizes this as a home event.

= Adrian avenges last year's 14-8 loss at Hiram to tie the all-time series with one win apiece.

= Leventis' 17-for-19 performance for 89.5 percent in the "X" ranks third in Adrian single-game history. He now has 270 face-off wins in his career to rank No. 2 all-time, passing former Bulldogs Zach Kozlowsk (254, 2013-14) and Ryan Werhane (248, 2009-11).

UP NEXT
= Adrian's non-conference slate continues on Wednesday at Concordia-Chicago.

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