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Senior day men's lacrosse 2023
8
Thiel THIEL 3-9, 1-5
20
Winner Westminster (Pa.) WESTMINS 8-6, 4-2
Thiel THIEL
3-9, 1-5
8
Final
20
Westminster (Pa.) WESTMINS
8-6, 4-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Thiel THIEL 1 0 2 5 8
Westminster (Pa.) WESTMINS 4 5 9 2 20

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Anthony Esposito

Hubner sets single-season goals record in Senior Day win

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--Westminster College senior attack Nick Hubner (Pittsburgh, Pa., Plum) established the program's single-season goal record in Saturday afternoon's 20-8 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over Thiel College during Senior Day at the UPMC Sports Complex.

Hubner finished the afternoon with seven goals and two assists and currently has 42 goals in 12 games this season. He eclipsed the previous program record of 39, set by Ryan Shorts in 2017. Hubner added four ground balls and two caused turnovers as well.

Westminster improved to 7-6 overall and 3-2 in the PAC. Thiel fell to 3-8 overall and 1-4 in the league.

Senior attack Ryan Greer (Cranberry Township, Pa., Seneca Valley) tallied seven points with three goals and four assists while senior midfielder Boyd Foster (Lincoln, R.I., Lincoln) had six points off three goals and three assists. Sophomore midfielder Gavin Jones (Henrico, Va., Douglas S. Freeman) had four points from two goals and two assists and senior midfielder Hamish Mathwin (Marion, Australia, Westminster School) joined Jones with four points off two goals and two assists. Freshman defensive midfielder Jahiem Hawkins (Huntington Station, N.Y., Huntington) racked up two points with a goal and an assist while junior attack Payton Waight (Ithaca, N.Y., Ithaca) and sophomore long stick midfielder Brody McGuinness (Heber City, Utah, Wasatch) each contributed with an assist.

Junior faceoff Colin O'Malley (Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny) won 17-of-24 faceoffs while adding 13 ground balls and a goal. Junior faceoff Dino Mario D'Alesio II (Youngstown, Ohio, Cardinal Mooney) won 5-of-6 faceoffs while adding four ground balls.

Senior defender Kyle Hoeflich (New Windsor, Md., Francis Scott Key) led the Titans in caused turnovers with four and added a ground ball. McGuinness had four ground balls and three caused turnovers and senior defender Tiwan Jones (Atlanta, Ga., North Springs) had two ground balls and two caused turnovers. 

Junior goalkeeper Bradley Green (Landisville, Pa., Hempfield) had nine saves on the day. 

Zach Melin led Thiel with three goals while Chase Lawler added two goals and four assists. 

The Titans had a 4-1 lead after one period of play and a commanding 9-1 lead at halftime. Greer scored his 100th career goal with 5:52 left in the first. 

Westminster came out hot in the second half, scoring the first four goals of the third period while outscoring Thiel 9-2 in the third. Hubner's 40th goal this season to set the single-season goal record came off of an assist from Foster with 13:15 left in the third.

The Titans added two more goals in the fourth while Thiel added five. 

Westminster finished the day 29-of-30 on clear attempts. The Titans held the Tomcats to 4-for-12 on extra-man opportunities. Westminster had 21 turnovers to Thiel's 26. 

Westminster outshot Thiel 60-34, while posting a 37-18 advantage in shots on goals. 

Westminster will travel to Bethany College on Saturday, April 22. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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