OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Stevenson jumped out to a 10-goal lead after the first quarter, which proved too much for Hood College to overcome in a 23-8 road loss in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth play.
Inside the Box Score
- Robbie Wiley (York, Pa./Central York) scored three of the Blazers' eight goals.
- Bryan Seavey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) finished with a goal and two assists.
- Alex Dudziak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) started the game and made five saves. Jacob Smidt (Forest Hill, Md./John Carroll) came in at 3:04 in the first quarter and played the rest of the first half. Calvin Morris (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) started in the second half and made eight saves. Nico Kotch (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) came in with 7:39 left in the fourth quarter and made a save.
- Nino Rizzolino (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) caused three turnovers for Hood.
- Owen McDermott (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) scooped up five ground balls.
- Chris McKiniry (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) won 6-of-12 face offs.
How it Happened
- Eight different players scored in the first period for the Mustangs including two goals and two assists from Andrew Searing. Shane Ford scored with 57 seconds left in the quarter to give Stevenson a 10-0 lead.
- After two more goals by Stevenson, Muldoon scored first goal for the Blazers with an assist from Seavey on a man up opportunity at 11:04 in the quarter. Four different Mustangs scored to close out the first half to make it 16-1.
- The Mustangs tacked on two goals to start the second half. Wiley tried to slow the momentum with a goal with 7:37 left, but Stevenson scored two more times to make the score 20-2 to stretch the lead to eighteen. Jay Lanigan (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) scored the final goal of the period with an assisted by McDermott.
- Hood scored five goals in the fourth period with two by Wiley and one apiece from Colby Gallagher (Coatesville, Pa./Bishop Shanahan), McDermott and Seavey.
Analysis
- The Mustangs outshot Hood 56-37.
- Stevenson won the ground ball battle 47-40.
- Faceoffs were 20-13 in favor of the Mustangs.
For the Opponent
- Shane Ford tallied 11 points with five goals and six assists for the Mustangs.
- Andrew Searing scored five goals and two assists.
- Justin Scorese started and made five saves. Kai Dimaculangan made six saves in the final 5:47.
Notes
- Hood slipped 6-5 and 0-2 in the MAC Commonwealth.
- The Mustangs are now 6-6 and 3-0.
Up Next
The Blazers will have their Senior Day on Apr. 15 at 12 p.m. against Alvernia University.
