Hampden-Sydney lacrosse brushed off a rusty start in the first quarter to defeat Mary Washington 13-9 and earn Head Coach Jason Rostan his first career win.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 13, Mary Washington 9
• Records: Hampden-Sydney 1-0; Mary Washington 0-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Tigers surrendered the first three goals of the game through eight minutes of play as turnovers and a hot goalkeeper kept the Tigers at bay
• H-SC didn't find the back of the net until Duncan Morris notched an unassisted tally with 13 seconds left in the first quarter
• Hampden-Sydney used the momentum from the late score to post three of the first four goals in the second frame to tie the game at 4-4 with 9:24 left in the half
• Drew Carlson scored just over a minute later to put the Eagles back up one, but a Chandler Shaheen goal at 7:07 drew the Tigers back to even and Hunter Brown pocketed a man-up tally at 3:35 to give the Tigers a one-goal halftime lead
• The Tigers continued to their roll into the third quarter with Connor Pool, Jack Doetzer, and Hunter Brown found the back of the net to put the Tigers up 9-5 with five minutes left in the third quarter.
• Mike Marson ended the 23-minute scoring drought for the Eagles with just under five seconds left in the third
• The Eagles managed to net three goals in the fourth quarter but never got their deficit to below three scores.

TIGER TOP PERFORMERS

• Hunter Brown totaled seven points on four goals and three assists
• Duncan Morris found the back of the net four times
• Chandler Shaheen contributed four points courtesy of three goals and an assist
• Jack Doetzer tallied two assists and a goal
• Jared Arntzen dominated on face-offs, winning 1 of 26 with a game-high 12 ground balls
• Mitch Renfrow recorded eight saves

FOR THE FOES

• Mike Marson scored five times
• Owen Dingman tacked on a goal and three assists
• Drew Carlson had two goals
• Sam Wasson made 11 saves

STATS OF THE GAME

• H-SC dominated the ground ball battle to the tune of a 41-19 advantage
• The Tigers outshot the Eagles 40-30
• Hampden-Sydney won 19 of 2 face-offs

UP NEXT

• Hampden-Sydney heads down to Charlotte, NC on Sunday, February 19 for a neutral site contest vs. Berry College at Ardrey Kell High School at 1 pm.