ROME, Ga. – After playing Shorter to a draw through the first 22 minutes, the Lincoln Memorial men's lacrosse team closed on a 12-0 run and held the homestanding Hawks scoreless for the final 38 minutes to cruise to a 14-2 victory at Ben Brady Field on Friday night. 
 
The win moves the Railsplitters to 2-0 for the second consecutive season and for the third time in the program's five-season history, while Shorter dropped its 12th consecutive match dating back to February 2018, falling to 0-2 on the season. 
 
Ian Cook and Craig Settles led the way for Lincoln Memorial, combining for eight goals and 13 shot attempts. Settles scored three goals and kick-started that 12-0 finishing flurry with the go-ahead goal at the 6:59 mark of the second quarter. Cook, meanwhile, scored five goals, including three in the third quarter alone. 
 
Robert Tucker added two goals on a match-high 11 shots, while Kyle Arcuri, Chris Tucker and Jordan Sullivan had a goal and an assist apiece. Joe Conklin also contributed a goal. 
 
Chris Woodard and Jordan Coates had the only two goals for the Hawks, as the Railsplitters produced a massive 48-20 edge in shot attempts. 
 
It was slow going early on for both sides. Cook put the Railsplitters in front with a goal at the eight-minute mark of the first quarter, but Coates answered off a Trey Edge assist 90 seconds later to account for the only other goal in the period. 
 
Settles got on the board and put the Railsplitters back in front at 9:05 of the second quarter, but it took less than a minute for the Hawks to respond on Woodard's man-up goal. 
 
However, that would be Shorter's last goal of the match, as Settles gave the Railsplitters the lead for good at 6:59 in the second, sending LMU into the halftime locker room with a 3-2 advantage. 
 
The Railsplitters then completely dominated the second half, outscoring Shorter 11-0 while posting a 22-12 margin in shot attempts. 
 
Cook scored seven seconds apart early in the third quarter to extend the lead to 5-2, while Sullivan scored a man-down goal at 5:30 and Tucker converted a man-up goal just a minute later to push it to 7-2. Cook capped the third-quarter scoring with an unassisted goal with 10 seconds left in the third to make it a six-goal cushion. 
 
Six different players scored in the Railsplitters' six-goal fourth quarter, highlighted by man-up goals by Tucker and Settles. 
 
Quick Hits 
 
- Trenton Cameron made nine saves to pick up the win in goal for the Railsplitters. He stopped all six shots on goal he faced in the second half. 
 
- The Railsplitters went 15-for-19 at the face-off x. Kameron Andrews was a perfect 7-for-7. 
 
- The two teams combined for a massive 71 turnovers. Lincoln Memorial had 34 compared to 37 for Shorter. 
 
- The Railsplitters corralled 30 groundballs. Five players have multiple recoveries, led by five for Robert Tucker and four apiece for Patrick Rowe, Reggie Golfin and Chad Walters. 
 
Up Next
 
Lincoln Memorial begins its Midwest swing next Saturday with a trip to Lindenwood, which will quickly be followed by a matchup at Maryville two days later. The Railsplitters get underway at Lindenwood at 1 p.m. on February 16.