WINCHESTER, Va. -- Freshman Cole Palmer (Atlanta, GA) scored four goals with an assist, and fellow classmate Broder Conley (Duluth, GA) scored three goals while adding an assist to help Hampden-Sydney College open Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play with an 11-6 win over Shenandoah University on Saturday afternoon at Shentel Stadium. Senior Conor Kilfeather (Wyndmoor, PA) hit two major milestones in the game, with 200 career ground balls and 100 career caused turnovers.

It took just over six minutes into the first quarter for the game to get its first goal with the Hornets striking to take an early lead. The Tigers got on the board five minutes and one second later, as sophomore Kavin Wood (Cary, NC) found Conley for the goal. H-SC grabbed the lead just under three minutes later as Conley fed senior Harry Deller (Baltimore, MD) for the goal, taking a 2-1 lead into the second quarter.

The Tigers wasted no time doubling their advantage in the second quarter, as junior Evan Yntema (Summerfield, NC) won the opening face-off and took it down the field, finding Cole Palmer for the finish. Junior Patrick Hanes (Raleigh, NC) scored his first of two straight with 8:06 remaining on a solo effort, and then three minutes and two seconds later he added a second off a pass from freshman Nick Winchell (Wilmington, DE). The Hornets got one back before the end of the quarter with H-SC leading 5-2.
Winchell got the scoring started in the third quarter for the Tigers, putting a shot home just under three minutes into the third quarter. Conley got his second less than a minute later, finishing off the pass from Wood once again. Cole Palmer then got his hat trick with two straight goals, with the first coming off a pass from Hanes, and the second less than a minute later off the pass from junior Davis Mack (Henrico). Shenandoah answered with one before the end of the quarter to cut the H-SC lead to 9-3 going into the fourth.

The Hornets opened the final quarter with a goal at the 12:41 mark before Conley got his hat trick just under two minutes later off a dish from Cole Palmer. H-SC made it two unanswered just over four minutes later as Cole Palmer finished off the pass from Mack to put the lead to seven. Shenandoah responded with two goals over the final 6:39 but H-SC pulled out an 11-6 win.

Cole Palmer led all scorers with four goals while adding an assist and Conley scored three with an assist. Hanes scored two with an assist, Winchell scored one with an assist, and Deller scored a goal. Wood and Mack each had two assists while Yntema had one assist and went 3-4 on face-offs.

Senior Gaines Weis (Richmond) had a game-high three caused turnovers and added three ground balls. Sophomore Cameron Van Lunen (Southern Shores, NC) had two caused turnovers and three ground balls, while Kilfeather caused two turnovers and grabbed five ground balls and junior Tyler Steele (Pinehurst, NC) caused two turnovers and grabbed six ground balls. Senior Charlie Roberts (Easton, MD), freshman Lee Acra (Norfolk), and Kaelan Ferris (McLean) had one caused turnover.

Junior Will Palmer (Atlanta, GA) played 53:56, making 10 saves while only allowing four goals to earn the win. Senior Conner McMullen (Puyallup, WA) played 3:01 allowing one goal, and senior Owen Hegadorn (Falls Church) played the final 3:03, making two saves and allowing a goal.

The Tigers will be back in action on Wednesday, March 26, when they continue ODAC road action at the University of Lynchburg. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Shellenberger Field.