KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — The Keuka College Men's Lacrosse team delivered a dominant performance on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Hilbert College 23-9 at home.
A balanced offensive attack powered the Wolves (5-2) as six players recorded multi-point games.
Tre Lloyd led the way with five goals and an assist, while
Aiden Nice tallied eight points on four goals and four assists.
Austin Holsclaw added four goals, and
Harrison Root finished with three goals and two assists in the win.
Keuka College 23 vs. Hilbert College 9
Keuka College set the tone early, scoring seven goals in the opening quarter. The Wolves jumped out quickly behind goals from Root and Nice, and never looked back as they controlled possession and capitalized on scoring opportunities.
The Green and Gold continued their momentum in the second quarter, adding five more goals to take a commanding 12-5 lead into halftime. Lloyd and Holsclaw paced the offense during the stretch, while the defense limited quality looks for Hilbert.
Out of the break, Keuka College put the game out of reach with a seven-goal third quarter. Lloyd recorded a hat trick in the frame, and goals from
Nikolas Gitsis and
Cam Hovater extended the lead as the Wolves dominated both ends of the field.
Hilbert added a pair of goals early in the fourth quarter, but the Wolves responded with four more of their own, including tallies from
Dominick Panko and
Lorenzo Rand.
Harrison Root and
Aiden Nice then sealed the game with a goal apiece in the final six minutes.
KC Notes:
- The Green and Gold's 23 goals tied for eighth most in a game in program history
- Keuka College pushed their all-time record against the Hawks to 15-1 and five straight wins
- First Year Lorenzo Rand scored his first collegiate goal and tallied a career high eight caused turnovers
- Junior midfielder Dominic Panko scored his first collegiate goal
- Root pushed his goal streak to seven straight games after today's performance
- The Wolves controlled key possession metrics, winning 19 faceoffs and holding a 59-33 advantage in ground balls
Up Next: The Wolves will head to Utica, N.Y. on Saturday, March 28 to take on SUNY Poly in the first Empire 8 clash of the season for the Wolves.