VERONA, Wis. – Senior Kyle Jussila scored five times and sophomore goalie Evan Begner pitched a second-half shutout as Cornell's men's lacrosse team pulled away from Edgewood, 9-4, in nonconference action Wednesday night at Reddan Park.
 
The Rams (2-1) were in a 4-4 tie with the home team with less than three minutes to go in the first half. Jussila then struck twice just before intermission and John Linderman delivered three unanswered goals in the second half to complete Cornell's 5-0 scoring run to end the game.
 
Jussila raised his goals total to 11 through only three games this season. He also had an assist for the Rams, who held a decisive 46-20 advantage in ground balls.
 
Linderman assisted on Jussila's first goal of the game and finished with four points. Jackson Kinart netted one goal and a team-best six ground balls. Justin Howe and Ethan Kupka provided one assist apiece. The Rams received five ground balls from Torii Greiskalns and Howe.  
 
Begner held Edgewood (0-1) scoreless over the final 36 minutes of regulation. He finished with 13 saves in a complete-game effort.
 
Freshman Ash Hoelscher recorded 10 faceoff wins in 15 chances.
 
The Rams continue a four-game road stretch Saturday against Illinois Tech (0-0) at 1 p.m. in Chicago, Ill.