WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Palm Beach Atlantic men's lacrosse overcame a slow start to defeat Emmanuel (Ga.) 22-13 on Saturday afternoon.

The Sailfish and Lions played even for the better part of three quarters before the 'Fish pulled away in the final period. PBA outscored Emmanuel 7-2 in the final period and scored nine of the final 11 goals overall.

Jordan Trowbridge led the scoring with six goals and added three assists. Jackson Miller recorded 10 points with four goals and six assists in the contest. In total the Sailfish saw 11 players find the back of the net with Townsend Brown also adding a hat-trick. Brown also added two assists to finish with five points.

Emmanuel took a 4-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and led early in the second at 5-4, but the 'Fish responded with goals from Zack Figura and Jesse Ball to retake the lead at 6-5. Emmanuel tied the score three more times before PBA scored three straight to start to pull away.

Miller was involved in all three of those goals, scoring two and assisting on one from Trowbridge. After Emmanuel closed the gap to 13-11 the 'Fish scored eight straight to put an end to any Emmanuel comeback effort.

Seven players scored a single goal for PBA including Ethan Menne, Ben Justice, Trent Parker, Landon Johnson and Blake Israel.

The Sailfish are back in action on Saturday, March 16 as they open Sunshine State Conference play at Embry-Riddle at 1 p.m.