Hampden-Sydney Rolls Past Transylvania in NCAA Second Round

Duncan Morris led all scorers with seven points on six goals and an assist.
Duncan Morris led all scorers with seven points on six goals and an assist.

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. --- Hampden-Sydney Lacrosse won their third NCAA Tournament game and first since 2003 with a decisive 23-8 win over Transylvania University in the Second Round. The Tigers advance to play Salisbury University on Saturday. Game location and time is to be determined.

The Basics

  • Final Score: Hampden-Sydney 23, Transylvania 8
  • Records: Hampden-Sydney 16-5; Transylvania 13-4
  • Location: Hampden-Sydney, VA – Lewis C. Everett Stadium

How It Happened

  • Hampden-Sydney wasted little time establishing their dominance as H-SC tallied the first two goals of the game in just 23 seconds, both from Duncan Morris
  • Hunter Brown added an unassisted tally at 13:35 before Transylvania got on board at 9:20.
  • Four different players scored to close out the first quarter with the Tigers ahead 7-1
  • Hampden-Sydney scored the first three goals of the second quarter to lead 10-1, but the Pioneers rattled off the next four scores to make it just a 10-5 game with 5:12 left in the first half
  • H-SC called a timeout to get regrouped, putting up the next two goals to go into halftime ahead 12-5
  • The third quarter was much the same as the first as the Tigers scored seven of the frame's eight goals
  • Hampden-Sydney emptied the bench in the fourth period and outperformed Transylvania 4-2

Tiger Top Performers

  • Duncan Morris led all scorers with seven points on six goals and an assist
  • Hunter Brown contributed three goals and three assists to tie the single-season record for assists with 43
  • Jared Arntzen won 18 of 21 faceoffs with 12 ground balls
  • Wilson Booth went 11 for 12 on faceoffs with four ground balls
  • Chandler Shaheen found the back of the net four times
  • Jack Doetzer tallied once and added four assists
  • Ian Levin recorded two goals with an assist and four ground balls
  • Matt Duignam scored two times
  • John Burke added two goals
  • Ben Carson tallied a goal and an assist
  • Jack Little scored once and helped on another
  • Connor Pool handed out two assists

For Transylvania

  • Josh Mesmer scored twice with an assist
  • T.J. Toivonen scooped six ground balls

Stats of the Game

  • H-SC held a 54-17 advantage in ground balls
  • The Tigers went 30 of 34 on faceoffs
  • Hampden-Sydney's man down defense held Transylvania to a 1-7 performance while H-SC was 2-4 on man ups
  • H-SC outshot Transy 50-30

Up Next

  • Hampden-Sydney travels to Salisbury in the NCAA Tournament Third Round on Saturday. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.

--- This release is courtesy of the Hampden-Sydney College sports information department. ---
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