HAMBURG, N.Y. – After playing to a 5-4 half time score, the Hilbert Hawks come out flat in the second two quarters which resulted in a 10-5 loss to Morrisville in men's lacrosse this afternoon.
Tyler Nicoloff led the Hawks with 3 points scoring a pair of goals along with one assist.
Nathaniel Hyman earned a team-high seven ground balls while scoring once and
Travis Hicks added a marker with four ground balls.
Adam Zawadzki was credited with 14 saves, made on a high-flying Morrisville offense. The Mustangs unleased 34 shots, 24 on frame with a good handful rebounding off the post.
Edward Mathias added a goal and assist while
Joshua Schindler and
Marc O'Neill posted assists in the NEAC loss.
The Hawks were tagged with 12 caused turnovers, led by
Tyler Balsavage's four (six ground balls).
Austin Good and
Grant Stockman were the only other multi- CT players, finishing with three and two, respectively.
Morrisville blanked Hilbert in the first quarter building a 3-0 lead after 15 minutes. The Hawks responded with four goals but still trailed at the break as the Mustangs added two more goals before half time.
Even after Morrisville padded their lead with two more scores in the third, it was the start of the fourth quarter that seemed to take the wind out of Hilbert's sails. The green and white won the first face off of the final session and scored at 14:52. Just eight seconds later they added another mark on the score board which stretched their lead to 9-4.
At the conclusion of today's game, Nicoloff set a new Single Season record with 79 points and Balsavage jumped into the #1 spot with 36 caused turnovers.
Hilbert completed their regular season schedule at 8-6 and 4-4 in NEAC action. Morrisville claimed the #1 seed in the NEAC play-offs while the Hawks closed in fifth place.
Hilbert did claim the AMCC regular season title and will host the AMCC Showcase Tournament next weekend when they welcome #2 Alfred State and #3 Franciscan to the Varsity field for a 2pm game May 5. The #1 Hawks will square off against the #4 Medaille Mavs at 5pm that same day. The AMCC Championship game will be played Sunday, May 7 at 2pm in Hamburg.
