Bourne's Five Goals Propel Coker Past Young Harris

YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Freshman Gavin Bourne's five goals and a pair of late scores from senior Zyaire Marshall guided the Coker men's lacrosse team to a 13-12 victory over Young Harris on Saturday afternoon at YHC Field. 

Bourne netted five goals for the first time in his young career and Marshall scored at both the 8:42 mark and with 5:23 remaining in the game to help the Cobras secure the victory. 

The Cobras' 5-1 record is the best start to a season since the 2020 season when they opened 6-1. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

Coker 5-1 (1-0 SAC) | Young Harris 2-5 (0-1 CC)

• Coker won 19 of the 29 faceoffs and collected 312 ground balls. 

• Kaleb Hiltz collected his third straight hat trick and his second 4-goal game of the season and fifth of his career.  

• Gavin Bourne's career-high 5 goals marked his second hat trick of the season. 

TOP PERFORMERS:

Gavin Bourne: 5 goals 

Kaleb Hiltz: 4 goals

Zyaire Marshall: 2 goals, 2 assists

Ryan Forehand: 3 assists

Jack Schellenberg: Win, 9 saves

Brandon Calidonio 16 faceoffs won

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The two teams traded goals throughout the opening quarter before Kaleb Hiltz found the back of the net twice early in the second. Gavin Bourne added two goals of his own and Gage Kettlewell also scored during the period, helping Coker build a 7-4 advantage at halftime.

Elijah Utz and a pair of goals from Bourne sparked the Cobras to open the second half, as Coker extended its lead and carried a 10-7 edge into the final quarter.

Coker never trailed in the contest, though Young Harris pulled within one goal in the fourth quarter. Two late scores from Zyaire Marshall halted the comeback attempt and secured the victory for the Cobras.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Coker hosts Wingate at 2PM on Wednesday in the South Atlantic Conference contest at the Coker Athletics Field. The game can be seen live on FloSports.