EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. – The Hood College men's lacrosse team stays undefeated in the 2025 season with an 18-3 win over Wilkes University.
Inside the Box Score
- Isiac Nafziger (Millersville, Pa./Penn Manor) led Hood in points with seven points, six goals and one assists.
- Robbie Wiley (York, Pa./Central York) followed closely behind with six points, five goals and an assist.
- David Lubrano (Middletown, Del./Appoquinimink) found the back of the net three times and assisted on a goal.
- Connor Flok (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) also had for points going 2-2 in goals and assists.
- Lucas Strand (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville) went 15-for-19 at the faceoff X.
- In 45 minutes, Trent Leuba (New Freedom, Pa./Susquehannock) made eight saves.
- Aidan Carroll (Snohomish, Wash./Glacier Peak) scooped up three ground balls and caused three turnovers.
How it Happened
- Two minutes into the game Aden Sievert (Littleton, Colo./Columbine) made the first goal after catching a pass from Nafziger. Three minutes later the Colonels responded with a goal of their own after a shot from Stone Sosnovik. Before the quarter concluded Flok and Wiley added on to Hood's goal total making it 3-1 at the end of the first.
- Going into the second, the Blazers knocked back another three goals curtesy of Flok, Lubrano and Wiley to make it a five-goal ball game. With hopes of cutting down the Blazer lead Oscar Cline managed to find the back of the net to make it 6-2. Hood then added on two more as Wiley shot and scored his third on the day after recieving a pass from Lubrano. Then before the halftime buzzer Lubrano score another goal of his own with 16 seconds left to make it 8-2 heading into the second half.
- The third quarter of play was all Hood as the Blazers went on a nine-goal run. Nafziger got the ball rolling in the opening two minutes. Then a minute later he assisted on Jay Lanigan's (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) first goal on the day. Nafziger proved himself to be an assist machine this day as he then assisted on Rio Muldoon's (Prince Frederick, Md./DeMatha Catholic) goal a minute later. The next minute Lubrano netted his third goal on the day and a couple seconds later Nafziger had another leading pass to Lanigan that resulted in a goal to give the Blazers a 13-2 lead. A minute following Lanigan's goal Aiden Covington (Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) joined in on the fun as he scored catching a pass from Flok. Flok then shared the wealth once more as he assisted on a Wiley goal four minutes later. A minute after Wiley's goal Latif Yacoubou Adam (Eldersburg, Md./Century) netted his first on the day after handling a pass from none other than Nafziger. Finally, with little time remaining in the period Wiley scored his fifth after taking advantage of an extra man opportunity.
- In the fourth and final quarter of play both teams traded goals as in the eight-minute Hosanna Nkurunziza (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) snuck one past the Wilkes goalie extended Hood's lead to 16. With just under five minutes left in regulation Wilkes managed to score the final goal of the game; however, the team's comeback bid would be too late as the Blazers won 18-3.
Analysis
- Hood outshot Wilkes 55-26
- The Blazers won the ground ball battle 50-22.
- Hood had the advantage on the faceoff 16-7.
For the Opponent
- Matthew Rotolo scored once and assisted on a goal for the Colonels.
- Cody Dembski scooped up five ground balls for Wilkes.
- Caleb Miller recorded seven saves in goal and Nicholas DeVitis recorded 12 in the cage after 30 minutes.
Notes
- The Blazers stay undefeated at 5-0, while the Colonels drop to 2-5.
Up Next
The Blazers host the Cougars of Chatham University on March 22 at 12:00 p.m.
