READING, Pa. - Hood College's men's lacrosse team fought back from down 8-2 to defeat Albright College 14-12 in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth play.
Inside the Box Score
- Robbie Wiley (York, Pa./Central York) had a six-point day with five goals and one assist.
- Bryan Seavey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) finished with four points from three goals and one assist. Aidan Gilsdorf (Frederick, Md./Gov Thomas Johnson) also tallied four points with two goals and two assists.
- Alex Dudziak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) started the game and made three saves in the first quarter. Calvin Morris (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) played the rest of the game making four saves in net.
- John Sanick (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) scooped up a team-high six ground balls.
- Brendan Smith (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area Senior High School) had four caused turnovers.
- Garrett Hitchens (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) won 12-of-18 faceoffs.
How it Happened
- The biggest lead for Albright came with 10:28 in the second quarter, after James Elko scored to give the Lions a six-goal lead. The Blazer defense tightened over the remainder of the contest, limiting Albright to just four more scores over the remaining 48:28.
- The stingy defense gave Hood's offense the opportunity to close the game on a 12-4 run to claim the victory.
- At 3:34 in the second quarter, Gilsdorf scored with an assist from Latif Yacoubou Adam (Eldersburg, Md./Century) to stop the Albright momentum. Hood won the faceoff and Wiley scored in three seconds to cut the score 8-4 at halftime.
- Albright struck first in the third quarter at 12:57 with a goal from Jay Shifflet on an assist from Nick Antonio to give the Lions a 9-4 advantage. Five seconds later, the Blazers answered with a goal from Michael Hilliard (Easton, Pa./Central Catholic) on an assist from Jay Lanigan (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack).
- Hood then went on a four-goal run to tie the game at 9-9 with the final goal of the run scored by Wiley with 2:28 left in the third quarter. Albright scored the last goal of the third quarter with 41 seconds left to give them a one-goal lead.
- Just 27 seconds into the final quarter, Wiley scored to tie the game at 10-10. The Blazers took their first lead of the game at 10:18 in the fourth with a goal by Colby Gallagher (Coatesville, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) on an assist from Seavey. Wiley scored his fifth goal of the game on a man advantage with an assist from Gilsdorf to put the Blazers up by two.
- The lead was short-lived, as Albright scored two goals in 24 seconds to tie the game 12-12 with 6:20 remaining. With 3:29 left in the game, the Blazers took back the lead with a goal scored by Seavey.
- Hood secured the win when Aden Sievert (Littleton, Colo./Columbine) scored the final goal with 55 seconds left.
- In the first quarter, Albright jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Gilsdorf stopped the run and scored first for the Blazers with 4:35 remaining. Albright scored two more times in the with goals from Jack Burke and Lucas Roselli with 2:29 left in the first.
Analysis
- Hood outshot Albright 46-31.
- The Blazers won 16 faceoffs, compared to 14 for the Lions.
- Hood won the groundball battle 27-21.
For the Opponent
- Roselli had a five-point outing with four goals and an assist.
- Burke finished with four points with three goals and an assist.
- Ethan Hendershot made 13 saves between the pipes.
- Justinus Park scooped up five ground balls
- Hunter Fitterling fished with four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Notes
- Hood improved to 9-5 on the year and is 3-3 in the conference.
- The Lions slipped to 3-12 and are 1-5 in the conference.
Up Next
The Blazers are back at home on April 26 to take on Messiah University in MAC Commonwealth action.
