HARROGATE, Tenn. -- Ryan Young (Mukwonago, Wisc.), Billy Kopsky (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Jared Courchene (Sagkeeng, Manitoba, Canada) scored three goals apiece to lead the Railsplitters (4-10) in a 17-2 rout of the Asbury Eagles (6-4) in the final match of the inaugural season of Lincoln Memorial University men's lacrosse on Saturday at the LMU Lacrosse Complex.
 
In a season that has been marked by the peaks and valleys that are in many ways characteristic of a first-year program, Saturday was the highest of highs. The Railsplitters earned the program's most lopsided victory, surpassing its 15-6 beating of Lees-McRae on February 14. Lincoln Memorial will be left out of the South Atlantic Conference Championship field, but the 15-goal thrashing of the Eagles helps ease the pain of hearing the final buzzer sounding on the 2015 campaign.
 
Young mustered three goals on a match-high shot attempts, while Kopsky and Courchene also caged three goals in the contest. It marked the first multi-goal match for Courchene since that win over Lees-McRae, while Kopsky tacked on an assist. Jusstin Ruffin (Copiague, N.Y.) pitched in two goals and an assist and Adam Golia (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) matched his career-high for points with two markers and three helpers. Dylan Neisler (Detroit, Mich.) contributed a goal and three assists.
 
The Railsplitters scored the first three goals of the match, with Courchene breaking through at the 12:07 mark, Dallas Jaros (West Bloomfield, Mich.) tacking on another less than a minute later and Kopsky hitting nylon with just a shade under 10 minutes left in the first period.
 
Tre Vukelic broke Lincoln Memorial's brief 3-0 run at the 6:35 mark to cut Asbury's deficit to 3-1, but that would be the last goal for the Eagles until the midway point of the fourth frame. Over that same time, which bridged the first and fourth periods, the Railsplitters tallied 12 unanswered goals with six different guys checking into the scoring column.
 
Kopsky and Golia extended the Railsplitters' advantage to 5-1 by the end of the first period, while Young scored twice in the second period, which saw Lincoln Memorial outscore the visiting Eagles 6-0. That period got off to a wretched start for Asbury as Jeffrey Faulkner recovered a ground ball in front of his own net before accidentally bobbling the ball for a demoralizing own goal.
 
Kopsky, Neisler and Ruffin accounted for the Railsplitters' three third-period goals, with Golia assisting on Neisler's team-leading 22nd goal of the season. Kopsky connected with Courchene with 9:40 left in regulation to bulge Lincoln Memorial's lead to 15-1. Asbury finally ended its drought with 8:35 left with a marker by Bobby Bennett.
 
Justin Stewart (Copiague, N.Y.) registered a point for the sixth consecutive match with his 15th goal of the season with 3:25 left, while Young concluded the scoring at 1:53.
 
The Railsplitters finished with 41 shots and 24 shots on goal, limiting Asbury to 24 total shots with only 11 shots on frame. Lincoln Memorial accounted for a 46-37 on ground-ball recoveries and was nearly perfect on clears with a 19-for-21 effort. The Eagles went 12-for-19 on clearances.
 
Josh Hernandez (Middletown, N.Y.) led all players with seven ground-ball pickups and went 10-for-18 in the faceoff "X". Kyle Fleck (Toledo, Ohio) scooped up six ground balls. Stewart and Hernandez paced the Railsplitters with three caused turnovers, helping contribute to Asbury's 24 blunders.
 
All three goalkeepers played for the Railsplitters, with Joe Medel (Virginia Beach, Va.) making two saves and earning the win in 30 minutes of action. Jeffrey Handman (Tampa, Fla.) made five stops and allowed a single goal in the fourth frame, while Kyle Deriemacker (Chesterfield, Mich.) stopped two shots without giving up a goal in the third period.
 
The Lincoln Memorial University men's lacrosse program complete its inaugural season with a 4-10 overall record, which is not a true gauge of the expectation shattering effort put forth by the Railsplitters. Four of LMU's 10 losses were decided by only a single goal, while two others featured only a three-goal separation.
 
Head coach Ryan Kuhn and his staff returns all 12 players that contributed at least one goal this season as well as every member of a defensive unit that ranked 27th in the nation in goals allowed per game and eighth in man-down defense.