Allentown, Pa. – Sophomore attackman Colton Dick (Owings, Md./Northern) recorded his fourth career hat trick Saturday afternoon as the Susquehanna University men's lacrosse team battled the Muhlenberg College Mules on the road. Susquehanna (2-2) succumbed to a 9-6 non-conference setback at Muhlenberg (3-0) for its second straight loss.
 
Susquehanna 6, Muhlenberg 9
 
How It Happened

• In a low-scoring first quarter, Susquehanna struck first at 9:17 as sophomore midfielder Tyler Humphrey (Andover, N.J./Pope John XXIII) converted a pass from Dick for his fourth goal of the season and a 1-0 SU lead. The Mules answered back just over two minutes later when Ethan Grossman found the back of the net.
• The River Hawks once again scored first to start a new period as Dick picked up his eighth of the season off an assist from senior midfielder Jack DiGregorio (Cutchogue, N.Y./Mattituck) at 11:12. Muhlenberg then rattled off three straight over a four-minute span, including back-to-back tallies from Grossman, to take a 4-2 lead into halftime.
• The Mules stretched their run to 4-0 with an unassisted goal from Brandon Moyer at 9:59 of the third frame before junior attackman Preston Ouellette (Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph) cut the lead to 5-3 after finishing off a pass from Dick. Muhlenberg scored two straight to claim a 7-3 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
• SU outscored the hosts, 3-2, in the final period as senior captain Jake Smolokoff (Oceanport, N.J./Red Bank Regional) put one past Garrett Pope and Dick contributed two more to pull the River Hawks within three but Susquehanna would get no closer.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Muhlenberg outshot the River Hawks, 38-26, while SU edged the Mules, 30-28, in ground balls.

 
Top Performers

• Dick finished the afternoon with three goals and a season-best two assists.
• Senior midfielder Joshua Wesolowski (Groveland, Mass./Pentucket Regional) and sophomore long-pole midfielder Michael Jentsch, Jr. (Shamong, N.J./Seneca) helped the River Hawks win the ground ball battle with career-highs of six and five ground balls, respectively.
• For the second consecutive contest, senior captain Dylan Abplanalp (Grasonville, Md./Kent Island) registered a season-best 17 saves and two loose ball pickups.
• Senior midfielder Joe Acquaviva (Wyckoff, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) won 8-of-11 face-offs as SU finished 9-of-17 at the X.
• Grossman paced Muhlenberg with three goals and an assist while Kyle Lando scooped up six ground balls. Pope finished with seven stops.

 
Up Next for the River Hawks

• Mar. 6 vs. Lebanon Valley (0-3) – Sassafras Multi-Purpose Field – 4:00 p.m.

 
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