Hobart Sports Information
In its final home game of the season, the Hobart lacrosse team
made short work of visiting Canisius, scoring the first seven goals
of the night on the way to a 17-6 non-conference victory.
First-year faceoff specialist Bobby Dattilo led the charge, winning
17-of-26 at the X and collecting a game and career-high eight
ground balls.
The Statesmen (7-5) left little doubt that they'd remain undefeated
against the Griffins (now 10-0 all-time), racing out to a 4-0 lead
after 15 minutes. Junior Tyler Cassell, sophomore Tim Bigelow,
sophomore Mike White, and first-year Chris Pedersen accounted for
the goals, while junior goalie Max Silberlicht posted his fifth
first quarter shutout of the season with five saves. He finished
the night with 11 stops in 53:33, while sophomore Evan Kirk saved
both shots he faced over the final 6:27.
Midway through the second frame, junior Kevin Curtin sandwiched a
pair of goals around a Pedersen score to stretch Hobart's lead to
7-0. The tallies came less than two minutes apart.
Canisius (4-8) broke up the shutout with 5:46 remaining in the
first half on first-year Jimmy Haney's extra-man goal and headed
into halftime trailing 7-2 after sophomore Adam Jones scored
man-down with 2:57 to go.
The Statesmen scored six times in the third quarter, doubling up
the Griffins, for a 13-5 lead heading into the final 15. Hobart
struck for four of the first five goals of the half, including
tallies by juniors Daniel Keegan and Doug Shiver, for an 11-3 edge,
but sophomore Tom Vivian and Jones strung together consecutive
goals to keep Canisius within striking distance at 11-5.
Colburn and senior Sam Orr scored 30 seconds apart in the final
minute of the third to kickoff a 6-1 finishing run for the
Statesmen.
All night long, Hobart displayed unselfish passing, earning assists
on 13 of the team's 17 goals. Curtin and Pedersen paced the
Statesmen with matching five-point performances (2-3). Colburn
(2-1), White (2-1), and senior Matt Smalley (1-2) each added three
points, while Cassell (2-0), Shiver (2-0), and junior Mike Lazore
(1-1) chipped in two points apiece.
Canisius got two-point efforts from Haney (1-1), Jones (2-0), and
junior Mike Benzinger (1-1). Senior goalie Bryan Jack made six
saves in 45 minutes, while first-year Kerry Freeburg stopped three
in the fourth quarter.
Hobart will close out its ECAC slate on April 25, when the
Statesmen head to Baltimore to face Loyola. The opening faceoff is
scheduled for 1 p.m.