HAMBURG, N.Y. – The Hilbert College men's lacrosse team extended their 2022 season after earning a United East Conference victory over Wells College April 30th.
With that win, the lacrosse program returns to postseason tournament for the sixth time in ten championship seasons.
No. 4 Hilbert will travel to top-seeded Morrisville State for the 4:00 p.m. face-off on Wednesday, May 4th.
Hilbert (4-6, 3-3) averages 11.67 assists on the 14.33 goals per game scored. The Hawks attempt 38.50 shots per game and average 1.17 man-up goals an outing while holding their opponents to 10.83 goals per game with a .480 save percentage.
The Hawks are led in scoring by freshman
Joey DiMaria (2.33g/g), by senior
Brandon Bitka in assists (2.75 a/g) and both sit side-by-side in league rankings for points per game. Senior
Brandon Moore leads the UEC in goals against average (4.86 – with over 100 minutes played) and leads the goalie unit with .630 save percentage through six games (100+ minutes) in goal. Freshman
Griffin Miller, who has appeared in all 6 Hawks contests and ranked #3 in total minutes played, is ranked in Top 10 with 13.37 gaa and #7 in save per game (5.50). A trio of Hilbert freshmen -
Jack Raymond,
Kevin Doyle and
Zach Blount – are ranked in the UEC Top 10 in ground balls and seniors
Michael Anzalone (2.67) and
Travis Kilanowski (2.25) as well as
Joseph Gorman (1.33) are ranked for caused turnovers.
Morrisville (10-2, 6-0) leads the UEC in goals per game (20.83) and has limited opponents to 7.29 goals/game while outscoring them by a 15.3 margin through 6 games.
Four Mustang players rank in the Top 10 in goals per game, led by Dante Patriarco as Zach Nestor is ranked #2 in the UEC with 4.50 assists per game and in Points/game (7.67). Morrisville State's Dylan LaPlace is the only goalie in the league to have protected the frame for over 300 minutes; he is ranked #5 with 5.69 goals against average, stopping goals at an impressive .607 clip. Soren Bredeson has scooped 8.25 ground ball per game after winning .736 percent of his face-offs.
GAME INFORMATION
Admission:
- Adults (18+) $4; Senior Citizens/Non-Morrisville Students/Children (12-17) $2; Children under 12 – free
Ticket Window (Drake Field)
- Opens 30-45 minutes prior to the opening whistle
NO PETS permitted *unless proper paperwork is produced
No. 2 St. Mary's College is hosting No. 3 Penn College also on May 4th. The winners of the two UEC semifinal games will advance to the championship game which will be hosted by the highest seed on Saturday, May 7th .
HAWKS HISTORY IN PLAY OFFS
- Hilbert College became an affiliate member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) prior to the 2012 spring season. One season later, in 2013, Hilbert qualified as the No. 3 seed in postseason and advanced to the Championship Game. The Hawks secured the third seed the following two springs under then head coach Rick Schunke's leadership.
- Head coach Michael Carbery led the Hawks back to postseason play at the conclusion of his first season and has guided Hilbert to three semifinal contests over the last four championship seasons.
- The North Eastern Athletic Conference reshuffled in the summer of 2021 having lost and added core members. At the same time, the league rebranded itself to the United East Conference.
