The Muskingum men's lacrosse team lost at home against Hope on a cold and damp night in McConagha Stadium on Saturday evening, 17-8.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (2-3 overall), Hope (3-3 overall)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio - McConagha Stadium
• Weather: Cold, damp and 40 degrees

Game Notes:

• Sophomore Zach Kern led the Muskies with a hat trick and one assist on 10 shots.
• Sophomore Ian McGougan recorded three assists and two goals. He also added four ground balls.
• Freshman Ryan Stacey and sophomore Joe Szabo each netted a goal.
• Senior Robert Bartosiewicz  led the defensive effort with two caused turnovers.
• Sophomore Tucker Haas and sophomore Phillip Dappen each had a team-high five ground balls.
• Dappen played the entire game in frame and made a season-high 17 saves.
• Muskingum ended the game with 31 shots.
• Gunner Elder led Hope with seven goals and two assists.
• Grant Brogan added four goals for the Dutchmen.
• Joey Williams played the opening 45 minutes in goal and made four saves and allowed four goals.
• Hope ended the outing with 48 shots.

Inside The Numbers

• Hope jumped out to a 4-0 lead en route to taking a 6-1 lead after the opening 15 minutes of play.
• The Dutchmen used a 5-1 advantage in the second period to take an 11-2 lead into the break.
• Hope built its lead to 16-3 after three periods of play.
• Muskingum ended the game with a 4-2 surge in the fourth period.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts Wabash on Saturday, March 26. Game time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in McConagha Stadium and will feature Live Stats on fightingmuskies.com.