VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Hood College's
Bryan Seavey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) scored five times to lead the men's lacrosse team to 17-11 victory at Virginia Wesleyan in non-conference play.
Inside the Box Score
- Seavey added an assist for a six-point evening.
- Owen McDermott (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) and Rio Muldoon (Prince Frederick, Md./DeMatha Catholic) had matching stat lines of two goals and three assists.
- Robbie Wiley (York, Pa./Central York) scored three goals and assisted on another.
- Aden Sievert (Littleton, Colo./Columbine) finished with two goals and two assists.
- Jay Lanigan (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) scored three times.
- Alex Dudziak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) made eight saves in 51 minutes. Calvin Morris (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) played the other nine minutes in net.
- Garrett Hitchens (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) won 22-of-28 faceoffs and scooped 16 ground balls, both totals rank second in program history.
- Connor Bross (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) had six ground balls.
How it Happened
- Lanigan scored twice during a 4-1 run to open the game for Hood before the Blazers settled for a 5-3 lead at the conclusion of the quarter.
- Seavey found the back of the net three times during the second quarter as Hood outscored the Marlins 5-1 to go into halftime with a 10-4 lead.
- Muldoon had two goals and an assist during the opening minutes of the third quarter, enabling the Blazers to extend the lead to 14-6 after another goal by Seavey with 6:14 left in the third. Liam Murphy scored back-to-back goals for Virginia Wesleyan to help the Marlins cut the deficit to 14-9 at the end of the third.
- Neither team scored for over eight minutes to open the fourth quarter before Myzaiah Harris chipped away further at the Blazers' lead with 6:48 to go in the game. Wiley, Lanigan and McDermott each scored once in the next 3:40 to end any chance of a comeback.
Analysis
- Behind the efforts of Hitchens, Hood held a 23-9 advantage in face offs won.
- The Blazers outshot the Marlins 47-41.
For the Opponent
- Murphy had four goals and an assist to lead VWU.
- Mark Sprague added a three-goal effort.
- Allen Shaw made 16 saves.
- Floyd Wells had five ground balls, while Sam Edwards caused three turnovers.
Notes
- Hood improved to 2-0 on the year, while Va. Wesleyan slipped to 1-1.
Up Next
The Blazers wrap up their trip to Virginia Beach with a game against Methodist on Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.
