Hobart Moves Past St. Joe's 12-7
from press release
PHILADELPHIA —The Hobart lacrosse team
used a five-goal fourth quarter to shake a pesky Saint Joseph's
squad and post a 12-7 season-opening victory. Statesmen first-year
attackman Chris Pedersen (Ridgewood/Nyack, NY) made the transition
from high school to college seem easy, recording a game-high five
points in his collegiate debut.
Pedersen netted three goals and set up two more, while senior
attackman Jeff Colburn (CNS/Liverpool, NY) also contributed five
points on a goal and four assists. Junior attackman Kevin Curtin
(Corcoran/Syracuse, NY) also enjoyed a multiple point day,
depositing a pair of goals and assisting on a third for the
Statesmen (1-0).
Sean Evans had a goal and two assists to pace the Hawks (1-2),
while Tom Dunn scored twice.
Hobart carried a slim 7-6 lead into the fourth quarter, but took
control of the contest down the stretch, outshooting the home team
19-4 in the frame (40-27 overall). Junior midfielder Tyler Cassell
(Salisbury/Geneva, NY) opened the scoring in the final stanza to
give Hobart a two-goal edge with 13:56 remaining. Sophomore
long-stick midfielder Alex Caton (Bridgton Academy/Rochester, NY)
picked up the loose ball on the ensuing faceoff, raced into the
offensive zone and fired home his fourth career goal with just 13
seconds run off the clock.
Saint Joseph's got one back with 10:10 left, but Pedersen and
junior midfielder Mike Lazore (Immaculate Heart/Carthage, NY)
scored just 40 seconds apart to put the game out of reach. Curtin,
assisted by Colburn, added the final tally of the day with 2:42
remaining.
The Hawks grabbed their only lead of the day when Dunn scored the
game's opening score. The Statesmen took the lead on consecutive
scores by Pedersen and sophomore attackman Tim Bigelow (Northfield
Mount Hermon/Walpole, MA). Dunn netted his second just five second
before the end of the first quarter to tie the game at 2-all.
Pedersen put Hobart in front with good on an extra-man goal to
start the second quarter. Keegan and Curtin sandwiched goals around
an SJU tally to send the Statesmen into halftime with a 5-3
lead.
The teams alternated goals through the third quarter to set up
Hobart's strong finish.
Junior goalie Max Silberlicht (New Hartford/New Hartford, NY) made
13 saves to earn the victory, while Erik Hotaling and Griffin
Ferrigan combined for 14 saves for the Hawks.
The Statesmen held a 12-11 edge at the faceoff X as first-year
Bobby Dattilo (Pinkerton Academy/Derry, NH) won nine of the 15
restarts he took in his debut.
Hobart will be back in action on Feb. 24, when the Statesmen visit
Binghamton. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. WEOS-FM
(89.7/90.3) will broadcast the game live, while streaming video can
be accessed on bubearcats.tv.
