READING, Pa. - The trio of Bentley LeBarron, Will Sweeney and Colby Gallagher combined for 14 goals as the Blazers defeated Albright 17-9 in a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth contest. 

Inside the Box Score

• LeBarron and Sweeney scored five goals apiece, while LeBarron added an assist for a six-point afternoon. 
• Gallagher scored four goals. 
• Gavin Combe and Cody Upman had two assists apiece for the Blazers. Combe recorded a goal and four ground balls. 
• Trenton Lazorchak made 15 saves in the first 56 minutes. Jacob Smidt played the final four minutes and stopped two shots. 
• Garrett Hitchens won 15-of-24 face offs and had eight ground balls. 
• Michael Mullen and Sammy Patnaik each caused two turnovers. 

How it Happened

• The Lions came out of the gates quickly, jumping ahead 5-1 in the opening 12 minutes and 15 seconds.
• Bryce McCown picked a good time to score his first career goal, stopping Albright's momentum with 1:48 left in the first quarter. The goal sparked an 8-1 surge by Hood to finish the half that became a 14-1 run early in the fourth quarter, a span of nearly 40 minutes.
• McCown's tally and one by Sweeney with 23 seconds left made it 5-3 at the end of the first. 
• Gallagher took an assist from Mullen to start the scoring in the second quarter at 11:39 and back-to-back goals by LeBarron gave Hood its first lead at 6-5 with 7:20 to go in the period.
• Jacob Cunningham's third goal of the half tied the score with 4:42 on the clock but the Blazers once again finished the quarter strong. Goals by Sweeney, LeBarron and Gallagher, respectively, in the final 3:20 made it 9-6 at halftime. 
• Hood's run extended into the fourth quarter as Hood scored the first six goals after play resumed. Two goals from Sweeney opened the third period and scores from Kyle Scott, Combe and LeBarron made it 14-6 after three quarters. 
• Gallagher took an assist from Combe to make it 15-6 with 11:27 left in the game before Albright's Cole Genneken scored just over three minutes later. 
• The final scores of the day by Gallagher and Sweeney made it a 10-goal lead for Hood before the Lions scored twice in the final 90 seconds. 

Analysis

• Hood held a 35-29 advantage in shots heading in the fourth quarter. Albright outshot the Blazers 17-6 in the final period with the outcome already decided. 
• The Lions held a 42-37 lead in ground balls. 
• Hood won 16-of-30 face offs. 

For the Opponent

• Cunningham had three goals and an assist to lead Albright. 
• Liam Ferry made seven saves in 48 minutes before giving way to Ethan Hinman, who stopped three shots in 12 minutes. 
• Connor Graser had five caused turnovers. 

Notes

• The Blazers improved to 3-2 on the season and 2-1 in the MAC Commonwealth. 
• Albright slipped to 1-6 and 1-3. 

Up Next
Hood hosts nationally ranked Stevenson on April 14.