KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – The Hilbert College men's lacrosse team, after knotting the score at 6-all by the start of the final session, fell in a 9-7 non-conference road game to Keuka College.
THE BASICS
Final Scores: Keuka 9 | Hilbert 7
Location: Wolves Field | Keuka Park, N.Y.
Records: Wolves 1-0 | Hawks 1-1
HIGHLIGHTS
- Griffin Miller was outstanding between the pipes finishing with 21 saves in his second collegiate start in goal.
- Zach Blount led the Hawks with three points, fueled by a pair of first half goals and an assist and Jack Raymond scored Hilbert's final two goals of the game while leading the Hawks with five ground balls.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hilbert, trailing 3-2 at the start of the second quarter, evened the game, 5-5, by half time.
- Blount scored a man-up goal and Joey Dimaria added an unassisted hit 90-seconds later to lift Hilbert 2-1 by 11:40. The Wolves responded with two more goals before the start of the second quarter, the last one with just 26-seconds on the clock.
- Blount and Liam Doyle connected for the three Hilbert second quarter scores. Blount assisted on Doyle's goal at 10:46 then Blount hit the back of the net at 7:06. Doyle's unassisted marker was his fifth goal of the season, and it gave Hilbert a 5-3 lead. The hosts repeated their efforts from the first session with a pair of goals (one down) before both teams broke for intermission tied at 5-5.
- Jack Raymond scored both of Hilbert's second half goals, both unassisted. His first was at 12:44 giving the Hawks a 6-5 lead. Raymond's second score occurred at the start of the fourth, immediately after the Hilbert face-off win at 14:47, again lifting Hilbert 7-6. The Hawks surrendered three unanswered goals as the game wound down. Hilbert went 3-5 in clears, committed six turnovers and attempted five shots, three that were saved or hit the post, in the final 12 minutes of action.
GAME NOTES
- Keuka built a 51-32 advantage in shots, 44-27 in ground balls, and won 13-19 face-offs.
- Liam Doyle match Raymond's offensive success with two goals.
