ALFRED. N.Y.  – Hilbert Men's Lacrosse, held scoreless in the first and fourth quarters, suffered a 19-5 defeat to Alfred State College in the championship game of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.

The Hawks were challenged defensively to slow the aggressive pace of the Pioneers who led the AMCC in scoring all season long.

Hilbert concluded the season at 5-8 while the restart Alfred State Pioneers swept all league opponents this year, closing with a 9-6 overall record.

At the conclusion of the post-game awards ceremony, three Hawks were named to the 2025 AMCC All-Tournament Team:  senior goalie Griffin Miller, senior midfielder Jason Sage and senior defender Mason Shehadi.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Jason Sage led the Hawks on the scoreboard with two goals while Ethan Barlow, Aidan Franko and Kristopher Newman (13 face off wins) tossed in one goal each.
• Ty Franko and Bryan Jastrzab were credited with an assist today.
• Griffin Miller was very busy in goal, as he did everything possible to keep the Hawks in the game.  The senior goalie finished with 20 saves, several from point-blank range.
• Jason Sage was credited with four caused turnovers while Jonathan Roustum added three and a team-best nine ground balls.  Imari Jenkins was the only other Hawks to appear on the stat sheet with one caused turnover.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Alfred State pushed the tempo in the opening quarter turning goalie saves or caused turnovers into successful clears and quick shots.  The Pioneers converted 11 shots into six goals heading into the second session.  The Hawks attempted four shots on goal at the offensive end and were credited with four caused turnovers early in the game.
• Aidan Franko put the Hawks on the scoreboard at 12:07 in the second period, and then Griffin Miller came up big on the ensuring Alfred State attack, breaking up a 2-on-1 attack with an impressive save.  Six minutes later, Jason Sage finished a Ty Franko pass to the back of the net and repeated that same performance with two minutes remaining before intermission setting the 8-3 score.
• Kristopher Newman trimmed the margin to four points five minutes into the third period yet the Pioneers responded on the next offensive possession to set the 9-4 score with over nine minutes left.  Ethan Barlow scored, with an assist credited to Bryan Jastrzab two minutes later yet that was the final point earned by the Hawks.

BY THE NUMBERS

• A-State held the Hawks to single digit shots each of the four quarters and shut down Hilbert's attack in the fourth, allowing only one shot on goal.
• The Hawks were credited with 51 ground balls while the hosts finished with 82 in a 60-minute game.
• Alfred State went 4-for-7 on extra man opportunities as Hilbert went 0-8.

CAREER NUMBERS

Several 2025 graduates left their mark on the Men's Lacrosse Program after four seasons of competition:

Griffin Miller will graduate as the program leader in Saves (604), Saves Per Game (13.42), and ranks 3rd in Save Percent (.584) in addition to wins (12) and he moved into 10th place with 115 ground balls.  Before today's game, he ranked 2nd in the 2025 Division III Men's Lacrosse with a .660 save percentage.

Joey DiMaria concluded his four-year career as the program lead in Shots on Goal (231), ranked 3rd in Goals (107), 3rd in Shots on Goal Per Game (5.2), 4th in Shot Attempts (336), 4th in Games Started (46),  5th in Shots per Game (7.30), 5th in Goals per Game (2.33), 5th in Points (150), and 7th in Assists (43).

Mason Shehadi recorded 55 caused turnovers in his career, placing him 4th, and 1.20 caused turnovers per game (9th), and, after making 43 starts in his career, he ranked 6th all time.

Jason Sage made 36 starts in his career, ranking him 9th all time, and ranked 10th in shots attempted (169).

Taivaughn Roach, after only 18 career games played, concluded his career ranked 5th in Caused Turnovers Per Game (1.33).