FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College men's lacrosse team erased a two-goal deficit in the final 1:40 to defeat visiting Shenandoah 13-12 in overtime.
Inside the Box Score
- Robbie Wiley (York, Pa./Central York) scored four goals to lead Hood, including the final two goals to force overtime.
- Rio Muldoon (Prince Frederick, Md./DeMatha Catholic), who assisted on both of Wiley's goals during the comeback, had a seven-point evening with two goals and five assists. His five assists were the most for a Blazer in a single game since Zak Kooser in 2019. Muldoon added five ground balls to his night.
- Owen McDermott (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) scored the game-winner in overtime, his second goal of the night to go along with two assists.
- Aden Sievert (Littleton, Colo./Columbine) had three goals and an assist.
- Aidan Gilsdorf (Frederick, Md./Gov Thomas Johnson) finished with two goals and an assist.
- Alex Dudziak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) made 11 saves in goal.
- Garrett Hitchens (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) won 16-of-24 faceoffs and scooped up nine ground balls.
- John Sanick (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) caused two turnovers.
How it Happened
- Trailing 12-10 after a score by Shenandoah's Jake Green with 1:58 to play, the Blazers caught a break after a non-releasable penalty on the Hornets.
- Hood's extra-man unit came through as Muldoon found Wiley twice in the next 47 seconds to tie the game, sending the teams to overtime.
- Hitchens won the opening faceoff in overtime and Hood called timeout. Once play resumed, Seivert fed McDermott for the game-winner.
- In the first quarter, Muldoon had two assists before scoring with 44 seconds left to put Hood in front 3-2 after the opening 15 minutes.
- Seivert and Green traded man-up goals midway through the second period to keep Hood's advantage at 4-3. Goals by Gilsdorf and Wiley in the last 5:21 canceled out Shenandoah goals by Taylor Wright and Tyler Held as the Blazers carried a 6-5 edge into the break.
- A four-goal third quarter, including score by Held with three seconds left tied the match at 9-9 after three quarters.
- Logan Clingerman scored twice to open the final quarter before Sievert took a pass to cut the deficit to 11:10 with 6:47 left, setting up the dramatic finish.
Analysis
- Hood went a perfect 13-for-13 on clears. Shenandoah was 14-of-18.
- The Blazers won 16-of-26 faceoffs.
For the Opponent
- Clingerman finished with four goals and an assist, while Zachary Heiderman dished out five assists.
- Mac Padgett caused two turnovers.
- Mark Isabelle stopped 10 shots.
Notes
- Hood improved to 1-0 overall, while the Hornets slipped to 0-2.
Up Next
The Blazers travel to Virginia Beach to face Virginia Wesleyan and Methodist on Feb. 24 and Feb. 26, respectively.
