WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Susquehanna University men's lacrosse team opened up the 2020 campaign Saturday afternoon on the wrong side of a season-opening loss. Junior captain Colton Dick (Owings, Md./Northern) kicked off his junior year with a hat trick as Susquehanna (0-1) dropped an 11-7 decision to the host Lycoming College Warriors (1-0) in non-conference action.
 
Susquehanna 7, Lycoming 11
 
How It Happened

• Susquehanna jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 6:05 of the game as Dick scored an unassisted goal at 13:43 before finishing off a pass from senior attackman Michael Hatala (Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove) for a man-up goal at 8:55.
• It was the Warrior show after Dick's first two goals as Lycoming rattled off five unanswered goals, including three straight off the stick of Dominick Massaro for a three-goal Warrior lead with 3:01 remaining in the first half.
• Hatala then found the back of the net with one second on the clock to send the River Hawks into halftime down only 5-3.

 

• First-year midfielder Victor Simone (Belvidere, N.J./Notre Dame) pulled SU within one with his first collegiate goal – an unassisted score – at 13:25.
• Lycoming notched the next two goals to rebuild a three-goal advantage with 9:58 left in the third quarter.
• The River Hawks netted two of the next three goals to close the gap to 8-6 at 3:26 as Hatala had a man-up goal and an assist to help the team keep pace.
• The Warriors tacked on three more goals, with Massaro assisting on two, to boast an 11-6 advantage with 7:28 to go in the game.
• Susquehanna scored one goal on eight shots the rest of the way while turning the ball over twice.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Shots – SU 34, Lycoming 52
• Saves – SU 22, Lycoming 15
• Turnovers – SU 22, Lycoming 19
• Clears – SU 21-26, Lycoming 28-30
• Ground Balls – SU 23, Lycoming 33
• Face-offs – SU 4, Lycoming 17
• Extra Man Opportunities – SU 2-5, Lycoming 0-4

 
Top Performers

• Dick was the scoring leader for the River Hawks with three goals and an assist while Hatala tallied four points on two goals and a career-best two assists.
• Senior captain Jacob Fox (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) paced the defense, which held the Warriors scoreless on four extra man opportunities, with five ground balls and a caused turnover.
• Senior Josh Weaver (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) made a career-best 17 stops in his first career start as Weaver spent 45 minutes between the pipes. Junior captain Tyler Gross (Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney) finished the game with five saves in the final 15 minutes.
• Massaro matched Dick's goal output with three goals while adding two assists to lead all players with five points. Justin Joseph won 15-of-19 face-offs and Cameron Kuzniar turned away 15 shots in the Warriors' season-opening win.

 
Up Next for the River Hawks

• Feb. 20 at DeSales (0-1) – Center Valley, Pa. / Turf Fields – 4:00 p.m.
• Feb. 22 vs. King's (Pa.) (0-0) – Selinsgrove, Pa. / Sassafras Multipurpose Field – 12:00 p.m.

 
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