FREDERICKSBURG, VA – The Hampden-Sydney Lacrosse defense held Mary Washington to a total of one goal in three quarters to defeat the Eagles 7-5 on Friday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 7, Mary Washington 5
• Records: Hampden-Sydney 1-1; Mary Washington 0-1
• Location: Fredericksburg, VA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first quarter proved to be all about defense for both teams with nine saves and only one goal coming at the hands of UMW's Noah Dewey just 1:03 into the contest
• The Tiger offense took control of the game in the second quarter with four goals while allowing none
• Duncan Morris (Charlottesville, VA / Christchurch) tied the game at 9:25 then gave H-SC the lead at 6:06 on another unassisted tally
• Hunter Brown (Charlottesville, VA / Albemarle) finished off a Connor Pool (Charlotte, NC / Charlotte Catholic) pass at 5:19, then two minutes later Jake Koferl (Huntersville, NC / Lake Norman) made it a 4-1 game
• Mary Washington responded big coming out of intermission as they scored three consecutive goals with the last coming at 7:43 to tie the game at 4-4
• H-SC answered with the next two goals as Ian Levin (Chapel Hill, NC / East Chapel Hill) assisted Morris at 6:35 and Koferl at 2:11.
• Miles Davis drew the Eagles within one, 6-5, with 46 ticks left in the third quarter, and the Eagles looked to have scored a game-tying goal with just a few seconds left in the quarter after a Tiger turnover, but the goal was eventually waived off due to Mary Washington having too many players on the field.
• The Hampden-Sydney defense regrouped in the fourth quarter and stepped up big, holding the Eagles scoreless in the final frame while Koferl notched hi third goal of the game at the 10:56 mark

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Morris and Koferl each contributed a hat trick
• Wilson Booth (Cary, NC / Green Hope) had a career-best performance on face-offs, winning 9-of-13 attempts with four ground balls
• Levin posted two assists while Brown added a score and Pool an assist
• Mitch Renfrow (Charlotte, NC / Providence Day) made six saves
• Triston Stegall (Matthews, NC / Providence), Kyle Fraser (Salem, VA / North Cross), Thomas Passenant (Charlotte, NC / Charlotte Country Day), Kent Henry (Crozet, VA / Western Albemarle), Kevin Wilhelm (Burke, VA / Lake Braddock), and Bucky Potter (Haymarket, VA / Battlefield) were instrumental to the strong team defensive performance, forcing 18 Eagles turnovers while allowing just 11 shots on goal.

FOR THE FOES

• Sam Wasson stopped 11 shots in cage
• Dewey scored twice while Owen Dingman assisted on two goals

STATS OF THE GAME

• H-SC outshot UMW 28-20, including an 18-11 advantage in shots on goal, and Mary Washington didn't register a single shot in the entire fourth quarter
• The Tigers won 10-of-16 face-offs and lost just four of them after the first quarter

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney begins a stretch of three games in seven days starting on Wednesday when the Tigers travel to Greensboro College for a 3:45 m game.