SELINSGROVE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's lacrosse team returned to the win column in commanding fashion Saturday afternoon, defeating Susquehanna University, 23-5, on the road. The Knights improved to 2-1 overall with the victory.

AJ Laibach powered the offense with five goals, while Connor Macklin, Sean Parkinson, and Reilly Robichaud each recorded hat tricks. Dylan Garber and Joey Ewald added two goals apiece, and Dillon Beerman, T.J. Shillingford, Quinn Finnegan, Will Kazmierski, and Tristan Johnson each found the back of the net once.

Arcadia built a 7-2 lead after the first quarter and extended its advantage to 15-4 at halftime. The Knights carried a 17-5 margin into the fourth quarter before erupting for six more goals to secure the 23-5 win.

The Knights held the edge in shots (52-31), shots on goal (31-16), saves (11-8), ground balls (46-38), and faceoffs (20-11) while converting both extra-man opportunities (2-for-2). Arcadia finished 20-for-31 at the faceoff X, led by Colin Brockman with 12 wins, Darian Good with six, and Kyle Laub with two.

Nate Hudgins earned the win in goal, playing the first half and making three saves while allowing four goals. Joseph Tesler opened the second half, recording four saves and surrendering just one goal over the third and part of the fourth quarter. Marco D'Alicandro made his season debut in the final eight minutes, stopping four shots without allowing a goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Susquehanna won the opening faceoff, but Alden Cathey quickly caused a turnover to give Arcadia possession. After a blocked shot by Johnson, Parkinson collected the ground ball and found Robichaud for the game's first goal less than a minute in.
• One minute later, Laibach extended the lead to 2-0 following sustained offensive pressure.
• Five minutes into the quarter, Ewald recovered his own missed shot and converted to push the advantage to 3-0.
• Susquehanna capitalized on a turnover to get on the board, but Garber responded on the ensuing possession to make it 4-1.
• After the River Hawks added their second goal, the Knights closed the quarter with three unanswered goals in the final three minutes. Laibach scored twice to complete his hat trick, and Kazmierski added another to make it 7-2.
• Laibach and Garber scored on back-to-back possessions to open the second quarter, stretching the lead to 9-2.
• Following a Susquehanna goal, Robichaud and Ewald answered with consecutive tallies to build an 11-2 advantage.
• With under six minutes left in the half, Robichaud scored off an assist from Garber, and Parkinson followed with a goal assisted by Anthony Mangini. In the final 30 seconds of the half, Finnegan and Johnson added goals to give Arcadia a 15-4 halftime lead.
• Susquehanna opened the second half with a goal, but Parkinson responded on the next possession off another assist from Garber.
• With just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter, Shillingford capped the period's scoring to make it 17-5.
• The fourth quarter belonged entirely to the Knights. Parkinson scored on a man-up opportunity assisted by Johnson, and Laibach converted another extra-man chance off a Mangini assist. Beerman found the back of the net off an assist from Luc Roulier, and Macklin closed the game with three consecutive goals, assisted by Marco Brid and Noah Garcia, to secure the 23-5 victory.

KNIGHT LEADERS

Goals: Laibach (5), Macklin (3), Parkinson (3), Robichaud (3)
Assists: Garber (4), Mangini (3), Multiple (1)
Points: Garber (6), Laibach (5), Parkinson (4)
Shots: Laibach (8), Ewald (6), Robichaud (5)
Ground Balls: Brockman (8), Parkinson (4), Brid (4)
Caused Turnovers: Aidan Higgins (2), Multiple (1)
Saves: D'Alicandro (4), Tesler (4), Hudgins (3)

UP NEXT

Arcadia returns to action next Saturday with a trip to St. Davids, Pa., for a nonconference matchup at Eastern. Faceoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

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