READING, Pa. - The Hood College men's lacrosse team defeated Alvernia 13-9 to finish with the first winning record in program history. 

Hood finishes the season with an 8-7 record overall and the eight wins tie the school record. The Blazers also won eight games in both 2017 and 2011 but went 8-9 both years. 

Inside the Box Score

• Jason Jaworski led the Blazers with five points on three goals and two assists. 
• Patrick Hurley scored three goals and assisted on another.
• Michael Mullen had two goals. 
• Ben Gilbert won 17 of 24 face offs and led the Blazers with 10 ground balls. 
• Will Clampitt had five ground balls and Eamon Mulligan caused two turnovers. 
• Noah Waterlander made five saves in 34 minutes and Kyle Morgenroth stopped four in the final 26. 

How it Happened

• Tyler McDonnell gave Alvernia a 1-0 lead with 10:36 left in the first quarter but Gilbert won the face off and fed Zubradt just seconds later to tie the contest. 
• Eddie Somerville scored four minutes later to give Hood a 2-1 edge heading into the second period. 
• Jaworski's first tally of the afternoon made it 3-1 before Jarrett Abernethy scored three times in a 4-1 run to end the half to give the Golden Wolves a 5-4 lead. 
• Alvernia added two more early in the third period to make it 7-4. 
• Hood rallied with eight straight goals over a 15-minute span to claim a 12-7 lead with 5:47 remaining. Hurley scored all three of his goals during the run. 

Notes

• Abernethy had four goals and two assists. 
• Preston Greener had eight ground balls and four caused turnovers. 
• Jacob O'Donnell saved 14 shots.