HAMBURG, N.Y. — The Keuka College Men's Lacrosse team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory at Hilbert College in a non-conference game on Wednesday.

Keuka College (5-4, 0-3 Empire 8) was led by Devon Gerhardt with four goals and two assists. Brandon MacDonell and Kyle Murphy each had four points in the win. MacDonell had three goals and an assist while Murphy recorded four assists.

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The Wolves scored early as Murphy found MacDonell 2:32 into the contest for the 1-0 lead. MacDonell then found Gerhardt midway through the frame to make it 2-0. Hilbert pulled one back but Keuka lead 2-1 after one.

It was all about the goalies in the second quarter. The two netminders combined for 12 saves in the frame. Hilbert tied the game with six minutes left before the half. The game looked like it could be tied at halftime, but Brandon MacDonell scored for the Wolves with 11 seconds left on the clock to give Keuak the 3-2 edge at the break.

The two teams traded goals in the third quarter. Keuka struck first as Murphy found Gerhardt for the goal. Following a Hilbert goal, Dylan DeLucia got on the board with Nicholas Pipher getting the assist. But Hilbert would match that goal too. The quarter would finish 2-2 in goals with Keuka taking the one-goal lead, 5-4, into the final quarter.

DeLucia scored his second of the game to open the scoring early in the fourth. Minutes later, Devon Gerhardt pushed the lead to three with his third goal of the game. The best defense was a good offense for Keuka as they put the game away. The Wolves had a 19-2 advantage in shots and Keuka College goalie Dylan Hoad made both saves on the shots against him. The Wolves put the game away with goals by MacDonell, Matt Jerman, and Gerhardt in the final 2:14 to defeat Hilbert College 10-4.

KC Notes:

• The Wolves improve to 12-1 all-time against Hilbert College, winning their third straight against the Hawks. Keuka is 4-1 all-time on the road at Hilbert
• Keuka College put up 68 shots in the game, the fourth-most in program history
• Stephen Baier won 14 of 17 faceoffs on Wednesday. He moved to eighth on the career faceoff list at Keuka College
• Robert Hill led the defensive efforts with four caused turnovers. He also cracked the top ten in program history, moving to ninth on the career caused turnover list
• Dylan Hoad finished with six saves in the win. He broke a tie and sits alone in eighth on the career wins list
• Brandon MacDonell now has 29 points on the season, setting a new personal best for the senior

Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves will return to Empire 8 play this weekend with a 4 p.m. game against Alfred University on Saturday, April 15.