SELINSGROVE, Pa. - The Hood College men's lacrosse team faltered in a non-conference loss to Susquehanna 16-3.  

  Inside the Box Score 

• Robbie Wiley (York, Pa./Central York), Aidan Gilsdorf (Frederick, Md./Gov Thomas Johnson), and Aden Sievert (Littleton, Colo./Columbine) each tallied a goal Hood 

• Alex Dudziak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) stopped eight shots in goal in the opening 51 minutes. Jacob Smidt (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll) made two saves in the final nine minutes.   

• Nino Rizzolino (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) finished with four ground balls and two caused turnovers. 

How it Happened 

• The River Hawks offense struck first with a goal scored by Matthew Faggioli with 12:15 in the first quarter. Hood answered less than two minutes later to tie the game 1-1 with a goal by Gilsdorf with 10:29 on the clock. The final goal of the first quarter was scored by Chris Ciccarello on a man-up opportunity with 8:36 on the clock. The Riverhawks had a 2-1 advantage going into the second quarter.    

• Susquehanna scored four goals in less than three minutes during the second quarter. Faggioli scored at 10:53. Ciccarello scored at 9:55 and Kieran Thomas the next two for a five-goal lead with 8:44 on the clock. Neither team scored again in the first half as the River Hawks entered halftime with a 6-1 lead. 

• The River Hawks' continued the run into the second half, outscoring the Blazers 6-0 in the third and adding another to open the fourth quarter for a 13-1 lead with 14:54 left. Steven Musser and Brennan Lorence had two goals apiece during the third quarter and opening moments of the fourth.  

• The Blazers tried to slow Susquehanna's momentum with a goal by Wile at 13:54, but Ted Zabrorowski found the back of the net 10 seconds later.  

Analysis 

• The River Hawks outshot the Blazers 50-31.  

• Susquehanna won the ground ball battle 33-28. 

• SU won 14 face offs, compared to nine for Hood. 

For the Opponent 

• Ciccarello tallied six points with three goals and three assists. 

• Lorence and Thomas each scored three goals and recorded one assist.   

• Jozef Korpics recorded nine saves for the River Hawks in cage. He also tallied five ground balls and caused two turnovers 

• Jared Tavernite scooped up six ground balls for SU, winning 10-of-14 face offs. 

 Notes 

• Hood dropped to 5-2 on the year.  

• Susquehanna jumped to 5-4.  

Up Next 

The Blazers look to bounce back with a trip to Arlington, Va. to take on Marymount University on Mar. 22.