VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - After finding themselves in an early 2-0 hole, the Hood College men's lacrosse team scored final eight goals of the first half and went on to win 14-4 over Methodist at the Virginia Beach Sports Plex.
Inside the Box Score
- Owen McDermott (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) had five points with a goal and four assists.
- Aden Sievert (Littleton, Colo./Columbine) finished with three goals and an assist.
- Bryan Seavey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield)Â scored three goals and scooped up four ground balls.Â
- Rio Muldoon (Prince Frederick, Md./DeMatha Catholic) had two goals and an assist, while Jay Lanigan (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) recorded a goal and two assists.
- Alex Dudziak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) made four saves in the opening 35 minutes, while Calvin Morris (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) stopped three in the final 25.
- Garrett Hitchens (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) dominated the faceoff circle, winning 15-of-16 and grabbing 12 ground balls.
- Nino Rizzolino (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) and John Sanick (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) both caused three turnovers.Â
How it Happened
- The Blazers were blanked for over 10 minutes to start the game, while the Monarchs jumped ahead 2-0 behind goals by Hunter Vaughan and Ryan Kavounis.Â
- McDermott fed Seavey with 4:51 to get Hood on the board but the Blazers trailed 2-1 at the end of the first.Â
- McDermott assisted on two of the first three goals to open the second, both scored by Sievert. Seavey and Sievert both scored twice in the quarter as Hood outscored the Monarchs 7-0 in the period. The Blazer defense stood on its head in the second, limiting Methodist to just one shot as Hood claimed an 8-2 lead.Â
- After Methodist cut Hood's lead to five with the first goal of the third quarter, six different Blazers scored over a span over over 24:30. The run eliminated any doubt and included the first career scores by Thomas Ciraulo (Old Bethpage, N.Y./Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK) and Chuck Baynum (Salem, Va./Blue Ridge).
Analysis
- Hood outshot Methodist 40-21 in the game.Â
- The Blazers held a 43-22 ground ball edge.Â
Notes
- Hood improved to 3-0 on the year, the program's best start since winning the first seven games of the 2019 season.
- Methodist slipped to 1-2.
Up Next
The Blazers open a four-game homestand when they host Juniata on March 4 at 12 p.m.
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