FREDERICK, Md. – The Hood College men's lacrosse team remained unbeaten on the season with an 16-3 win at home over Delaware Valley.
Inside the Box Score
- Rio Muldoon (Prince Frederick, Md./DeMatha Catholic) tallied six points with four goals and two assists.
- Colby Gallagher (Coatesville, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) scored three goals and had two assists.
- Robbie Wiley (York, Pa./Central York) scored a hat trick.
- Bryan Seavey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) recorded three assists and a goal.
- In 45 minutes Alex Dudziak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) made seven saves. Calvin Morris (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) came in the fourth quarter and made three saves.
- Luke Harned (Frederick, Md./Walkersville) scooped up seven ground balls and three caused turnovers.
How it Happened
- Muldoon scored the first goal of the game at the 7:35 mark in first period.
- Gallagher added a goal three minutes that was assisted by Seavey to help Hood grab a 2-0 lead after one period.
- The Blazers added two goals from Muldoon in the first two minutes of the second period. Seavey assisted the first goal and the next was a man-up goal. Muldoon assisted Aidan Gilsdorf (Frederick, Md./Gov Thomas Johnson) for the Blazers' fifth goal of the game and third of the period. Wiley got on the scorecard at the 10:37 mark with a goal that was assisted by Owen McDermott (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser). Defender Nino Rizzolino (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) recorded his first goal of his career for Hood's seventh goal in row and of the game.
- Hood added four more goals over the final 4:42 of the period, two by McDermott, one by Seavey and one by Muldoon. Jay Lanigan (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack), Seavey and Muldoon all recorded assists during that span for an 11-0 lead.
- The Blazer defense caused 11 turnovers and Dudziak saved six shots on goal to pitch a first half shutout.
- The Aggies were held scoreless until Cole Graeff scored after picking up a ground ball right in front of net with 10:07 left in the third period. Hood scored the next four goals and was highlighted by short stick middie Luke Harned (Frederick, Md./Walkersville) scoring his first goal of his career, for its biggest lead of the game 15-1. Delaware Valley found the back of the net on a Chris Marren man-up goal as the final goal of the third period.
- Jack Sprinkle added a goal for the Aggies early in the final period. Hood scored in the final seconds from Gallagher that was assisted by Latif Yacoubou Adam (Eldersburg, Md./Century).
Analysis
- Hood outshot Delaware Valley 55-23
- The Blazers won the ground ball battle 47-26.
- Hood had the advantage on the faceoff 15-7.
For the Opponent
- Graeff, Marren, and Sprinkle scored the Aggies.
- Sean Mylod scooped up five ground balls for and caused two turnovers.
- Aidan Purcell and Jim Murphy each recorded eight saves in goal. Each goalie played a half for the Aggies.
Notes
- The Blazers stay undefeated at 5-0, while Delaware Valley drops to 2-2.
Up Next
The Blazers host Chatham University on March 11 at 12:00 p.m.
