WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. The Palm Beach Atlantic men's lacrosse team faced the Saint Leo Lions for the first of two matchups this season. The Sailfish fell 23-8. Caleb Southard notched a hat trick for the 'Fish and Henry Sloyan scored two goals with one assist. 

The Lions maintained a majority of the possession throughout the game due to the faceoff battle. SLU won 23 faceoffs while the Sailfish took 11. Additionally, the Lions picked up 38 ground balls to PBA's 34. The Sailfish committed two fewer turnovers than the Lions. 

Sarver Adams got the 'Fish on the board at the 10:05 mark in the first quarter. Adams called his own number, ran through the Lions' defense, and found the back of the net. The freshman has scored two goals this season. Hunter Lizza connected with Southard later in the quarter for PBA's second goal. Sloyan produced offensively in the second quarter. Sloyan scored both of his goals in the second quarter which brought his season total to six and his career total to 65. Sloyan and Neil Calkin are tied for the team lead in goals this season. 

In the second half, the 'Fish tacked on four more goals. With 13:12 left in the third quarter Calkin found Southard inside for his second assist of the year. With just under three minutes left in the third quarter, PBA capitalized on a man-up opportunity. Cooper Porter passed to Southard for his third assist this year. Southard has scored five goals this season. With 10 seconds left in the quarter, Sloyan connected with Dylan Insolia. Insolia ripped a time and room shot for his fourth goal of the year. With 4:20 left in the fourth quarter, Lizza took it himself and found the back of the net for PBA's final goal of the game. The score marked Lizza's first goal of the season. 

Defensively, Dylan Hunt caused three turnovers and picked up three ground balls. Aiden Spiller caused three turnovers and picked up two ground balls. Hunter Sheffield caused two turnovers and led the Sailfish defensive unit in ground balls with six. These two teams will meet again for an SSC game on Saturday, Apr. 1 in Saint Leo. 

Next, the Sailfish will host Barton on Saturday, Mar. 4.