VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Hood College men's lacrosse team scored the game's first 10 goals and cruised to an 18-3 win over Centenary to open the Blazers' spring break trip. 

Inside the Box Score

• Cody Upman had five goals and three assists for eight points. The newcomer added four ground balls. 
• Bentley LeBarron finished with three goals and two assists. 
• Jackson Hand scored three times and had an assist. 
• Gavin Combe recorded four points on two goals and two assists. 
• Five goalies saw action for Hood. Kyle Morgenroth started and played the first half. Trenton Lazorchak stopped one shot in the third quarter. Jesse Myers, Sebastien Seymour and Jacob Smidt split time in the fourth quarter with Seymour making two saves. 
• The Blazers dominated faceoffs for much of the afternoon, winning 15 of the first 16 and finishing 18-of-23. Garrett Hitchens went a perfect 8-for-8, while Ben Gilbert was 7-for-8. 

How it Happened

• LeBarron fed Upman for the game's first two goals over a period of five and a half minutes to open the game. Hood's scored methodically for most of the quarter before quickly scoring twice in the final 26 seconds of the quarter. Upman added a third goal in the opening period as time expired for a 6-0 lead. 
• Patrick Hurley scored just 51 seconds after play resumed in the second quarter. Combe assisted on the next two goals, one each by Upman and Hand, for a 9-0 advantage with 8:46 to go in the half. After Hand scored again for a 10-goal lead, Timothy Kaiser III got the Cyclones on the board with 6:30 left in the quarter. 
• Upman assisted on two goals in 56 seconds, as Michael Mullen and LeBarron made it 12-1 with four minutes on the clock. Gabe Hendrickson scored at the 1:11 mark to make it 13-1 at halftime. 
• Hood was content to run clock for most of the second half. Combe, Hand and Upman all scored in the third quarter to make it 16-3. In the fourth, Jason Jaworski and Tyler Siglin found the net to cap the scoring. 

Analysis

• The defense turned in one of the stingiest efforts in school history, allowing only eight shots. It was the fewest shots allowed since holding Rosemont to seven shots in 2013.
• Hood's 22 caused turnovers were its most since the 2013 season.
• The Blazers 58 ground balls were their most in a game since 2014.

For the Opponent

• Zeke Giorlando had a goal and an assist for Centenary. Kaiser and Andrew Marchese also scored. 
• JT Doyle caused four turnovers and made 16 saves. 

Notes

• Hood improved to 3-2 on the year. 
• The Cyclones dropped to 0-5. 

Up Next
The Blazers wrap up spring break with a game against Sage on March 12 at 3 p.m.