Box Score
HAMILTON, N.Y.—The Hobart lacrosse team extended its winning streak to 24 games against Colgate with a 12-9 decision at Kerr Stadium. The Statesmen, who haven't lost to the Raiders since 1964, improve to 1-1, while Colgate falls to 1-3.
Attackman
Chris Pedersen led Hobart with a game-high five points on three goals and an assist, while
Kevin Curtin,
Doug Shiver, and
Mike Suits each added three points.
Bobby Dattilo controlled the faceoff X, winning 17-of-25 restarts. He also scooped up a game-high nine ground balls.
The Statesmen got off to a fast start, netting the first four goals of the game and carrying a 6-1 lead into the second quarter. Shiver opened the scoring less than two minutes into the contest, finishing a feed from Suits. Hobart won the ensuing faceoff and raced to the cage. Curtin feed Pedersen 12 seconds after Shiver's goal for a 2-0 lead. The Statesmen had to wait a whole 44 seconds for its third goal, an unassisted strike by Curtin.
Pedersen set up Shiver's second goal for a 4-0 lead at the 7:18 mark of the first quarter.
Peter Baum (3 gls) interrupted the run with 4:56 left in the frame, but Curtin and Pedersen logged goals before the first quarter came to a close.
The Raiders rallied from their slow start, outscoring Hobart 4-1 in the second quarter, but still trailed 7-5 at halftime.
Midfielder
Tyler Cassell opened the second half scoring to give the Statesmen a three-goal edge, but Colgate struck back with back-to-back goals by Chris Zieinski and Ben McCabe to make it a one-goal game with 6:29 left in the third quarter.
Suits, set up by Pedersen, gave Hobart some breathing room 92 seconds before the close of the third.
Cassell logged his second goal of the game with 8:37 left in the fourth quarter to put the Statesmen back up by three. McCabe scored again at 7:08, but Suits converted on the extra-man at 5:34 to make it 11-8. Baum closed out his day with a man-up goal of his own with 1:55 to go, but Pedersen's unassisted strike 18 seconds later wrapped up the day's scoring.
Goalie
Max Silberlicht earned the win with 13 saves, while the tandem of Tim Harrington (7 GA) and Jared Madison (5 GA) combined for 11 stops.
Colgate outshot Hobart 43-34, but the Statesmen were far more efficient with their shots. The Raiders also picked up more ground balls (26-22) and went 3-for-5 on the extra man, while the Statesmen were 1-for-3.
Hobart will return to action on March 13, when the Statesmen visit No. 13 Bucknell. Faceoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.