FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College men's lacrosse team jumped out to a 6-2 lead, but Messiah scored 10 of the next 11 goals and went on to defeat the Blazers 14-10 in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth play.
Inside the Box Score
- Robbie Wiley (York, Pa./Central York) had three goals and two assists for five points.
- Rio Muldoon (Prince Frederick, Md./DeMatha Catholic) finished with a goal and two assists.
- Owen McDermott (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) scored once and assisted on another goal.
- Alex Dudziak (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) made 17 saves.
- Nino Rizzolino (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) caused four turnovers.
- Garrett Hitchens (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) went 13-of-26 on faceoffs with six ground balls.
How it Happened
- Six different players scored in the first quarter for the Blazers as they jumped out to a 6-2 lead after Wiley scored with 2:26 left in the period.
- Despite the promising start, Hood would not score again until Wiley found the back of the net at 2:29 of the third period. In between, the Falcons scored seven straight goals. After Messiah pulled within 6-5 at halftime, Aaron Shaw had two of the Falcons' four goals in the third for a 9-6 lead.
- After Wiley's goal made it a two-goal game heading to the fourth, Ben Antel won the opening faceoff of the fourth and scored for a 10-7 lead. Goals by Chad Teresky and Nathan Branson stretched Messiah's edge to 12-7 with 11:26 on the clock.
- Hood tried to rally with three goals in a span of just over three minutes. Wiley's third goal came during a Messiah penalty at 10:47. The Blazers scored just 34 seconds later on Muldoon's only goal of the night. He then assisted on Jay Lanigan's (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) goal at 7:38 to make it 12-10.
- Teresky pushed Messiah advantage back to three at 3:07 and Seth Libby scored on an empty net with 32 seconds to play.
Analysis
- Messiah outshot the Blazers 50-34.
- Hood's typically stout man-up offense failed to capitalize on 10 Falcon turnovers, going just 1-for-9 on the night.
- Messiah had a 42-31 edge in ground balls.
Notes
- Hood slipped to 9-6, while Messiah improved to 10-6.
- Both teams ended the evening 3-4 in the MAC Commonwealth.
Up Next
The Blazers wrap up the regular season at Eastern on Apr. 27.
