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Feb 28, 2024
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by John Nichols P’09

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D-I

DARTMOUTH (Will Cohen, Cameron Brown, Zak Oehlerking) 14

Holy Cross 8

Dartmouth put up the first five scores of the game then swapped scores with Holy Cross over the balance of the first half. In the second half, Holy Cross was able to sustain a bit more consistency on offense, but Big Green matched them score for score.

Cameron picked up his third goal of the season on a nice dodge from X. He also had one ground ball. Will had a pair of ground balls.

#7 DENVER (Ryan Giles) 17

#6 Cornell 16

Apparently, it is not safe to be ranked #6 in the polls and have to play Denver. The Pioneers’ win pairs well with their season opening win over then #6 Johns Hopkins.

Denver had the early lead, but Cornell dominated play in the second quarter to lead by three at the half. The Pioneers trimmed their deficit to one midway through the third quarter, but Cornell put up three straight to extend their lead back to four. Denver wiped out that advantage with four in a row, but Cornell stopped that run with a single goal to retake the lead. Denver sealed the win with a final run of three in a row, including Ryan’s first goal of the season.

Ryan also had three ground balls and one caused turnover.

HARVARD (Joey Graham) 14

Bryant 13

The Crimson took an early lead with three straight goals. Bryant used a three-goal run that ran from the end of the second period to the start of the third to go up by two. Harvard answered that with three of their own to take the lead back. Bryant responded by wrapping pairs of goals around a single Harvard score to go up by two early in the third quarter. Harvard had one last run of three in them and that proved to be sufficient to secure the win.

HARVARD (Joey Graham) 13

Bucknell 12

Harvard was in a hole early as the Bison used two four-goal runs in the first half to lead 8-3 at the halftime break. The Crimson had limited success in cutting into the lead until early in the fourth quarter when they scored four straight goals in less than three minutes, tying the game up at eleven all. Bucknell soon took the lead back, but Harvard bounced back with two in a row, then held on for the win.

HOBART (Jackson Galiani) 13

Canisius 9

Hobart netted the first six goals of the game then withstood Canisius comeback attempt to pick up their first win of the season.

#13 MICHIGAN (Hunter Taylor, Graham Hertzberg) 20

Marquette 12

Big Blue’s defenders clamped down on Marquette and did not allow successive scores to Marquette in the first half. Michigan’s offense dominated the half at the other end of the field aided by a pair of four goal runs. That dominance continued into the second half until Marquette got their first back-to-back scores then closed out the game with four scores in the final six minutes.

Hunter got the win, making eight saves while allowing seven goals. Graham scored a goal on three shots and both Bears had a ground ball.

NAVY (JT Thomas III, Preston Lugar) 3

#12 Penn State 13

Navy gave up the first four goals of the game but rallied a bit in the second quarter and trailed by three at the break. The Middies cut that deficit to two to start the second half, but it was all Penn State after that.

#20 OHIO STATE (Cullen Brown) 8

#3 Virginia 14

Virginia grabbed the early lead, but the Buckeyes hung in and scored the last two goals of the first quarter to halve the Cavalier’s lead. The ‘Hoos blanked Ohio State in the second and led 10-3 at the break. Ohio State got the first goal of the second half, but Virginia was able to match the Buckeyes score for score over the balance of regulation.

Cullen picked up an assist on Ohio State’s first goal and got to five ground balls.

PENN (Stephen Bou) 11

Delaware 10

Delaware’s three-goal run at the end of the second quarter wiped out the Quakers’ early lead. Penn got the lead again in the second half with a five-goal run. Penn withstood a comeback attempt by the Blue Hens before scoring back-to-back goals to retake the lead. One late score by Delaware narrowed the gap but did not change the outcome.

#10 YALE (Jake Cohen) 21

Colgate 11

Colgate took a three-goal lead early, but Yale dominated the rest of the first half with a run of ten straight scores. After Colgate came back with two goals, the Eli registered five in a row from the end of the second quarter to the start of the third. Another Colgate goal was then answered with another run of five for the Bulldogs. Colgate had the better of it after that, but Yale had the game well in hand by then.

Jake played in the game.

D-I USILA POLL (2/26)

1. Duke

2. Virginia

3. Maryland

4. Denver

5. Army

6. Notre Dame

7. Johns Hopkins

8. Syracuse

9. Yale

10. Cornell

11. Michigan

12. Penn State

13. Georgetown

14. Princeton

15. Richmond

16. Rutgers

17. Penn

18. Delaware

19. Notre Dame

20. Ohio State

THIS COMING WEEK

Penn (Stephen Bou) travels down to Tobacco Road to play Duke on Friday and North Carolina on Sunday. Navy (JT Thomas III, Preston Lugar) kicks off their Patriot League play with a trip to Chestnut to face Boston College.

D-III

#19 DENISON (Will Savoy) 14

Albion 11

At the end of a back-and-forth first half, Denison put up four straight goals in the closing minutes of the half to go up by four. Big Red extended that lead to five to start the second half. Scoring in the second half (five goals total) was in sharp contrast to the first half when the two teams combined for twenty goals. Denison dominated in the key possession statistics of ground balls and faceoffs.

#5 DICKINSON (Will Single, Andrew Atkins) 12

Scranton 9

The Red Devils were hot early, scoring six unanswered goals in the first quarter. Scranton was able to make it a contest as the game wore on with Dickinson scoring progressively fewer goals each quarter and Scranton put in three per quarter. That incremental progress was not sufficient to overtake the Red Devils, though.

Will played in the game.

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY (Owen Hegadorn) 15

Pfeiffer 7

Hampden-Sydney opened each half with four-goal runs while their defense never allowed Pfeiffer more than two at a time. The Tigers iced the game in the second half, outscoring Pfeiffer 4-1 in each of the game’s final two periods.

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY (Owen Hegadorn) 18

Rhodes 10

After giving up the first two goals of the game, Hampden-Sydney took over the contest with a run of six straight goals. Rhodes found the cage once more before halftime, trimming the Tigers lead to three. Hampden-Sydney extended their lead in the second half with two three-goal runs wrapped around a pair of goals for Rhodes. Rhodes got back-to-back scores to start the fourth, but the Tigers answered in kind then denied Rhodes any scoring runs for the rest of the game.

OHIO WESLEYAN (Quinn Laughlin) 7

#4 Christopher Newport 15

The Battlin’ Bishops held their own in the first quarter, but the Captains pulled away with a five-goal run in the second quarter and a four goal run in the third. The teams combined for thirteen penalties, all but one of which were majors, but neither man-down offense shone as the Captains scored twice with the advantage and the Bishops were shut out.

#13 WASHINGTON & LEE (Will Bou, Will Abramson) 17

Washington College 9

The Generals had progressively longer scoring runs in the first half and did not give up back-to-back goals in the half. W&L scored the first two goals of the second half, but Washington matched that with their first successive scores of the day. W&L fired off three in a row in response to stretch their lead to ten early in the final period. One more from the Shoremen was answered with two by the Generals, then Washington had their best run of the day—three straight in the waning moments of the game.

Will Bou won four of seven faceoffs and scooped up one ground ball. Will Abramson saw his first collegiate action and picked up one ground ball.

D-III USILA POLL (2/26)

1. Salisbury

2. RIT

3. Tufts

4.Christopher Newport

5. Dickinson

6. Gettysburg

7. Middlebury

8. RPI

9. Bowdoin

10. York

11. Lynchburg