LATROBE, Pa. (March 11) - The Saint Vincent men's lacrosse team dropped a 13-4 decision to visiting Hood College in non-conference action under frigid winter conditions at the SVC Turf.

Things started well for the Bearcats, who tallied the first two goals of the contest to claim an early advantage. Sophomore Alex Mueser scored with 8:22 left in the first quarter before junior Hunter Sharp added a score at the 6:10 mark. 

Hood would battle back, scoring the final four goals of the first quarter to take a 4-2 lead after 15 minutes. The Blazers would then outscore the Bearcats by a 5-1 margin in the second quarter to take a commanding 9-3 halftime lead. The lone SVC goal during the second quarter was by freshman Frank Casile, who recorded his fifth goal of the season. 

The visiting Blazers added two more goals in the third, stretching the advantage to 11-3. Both teams tallied one goal in the fourth, including a Bearcat score by sophomore Joe Puvel, with 9:36 left to play. 

Freshman Kevin Tregoning made the start in goal, stopping five shots while suffering the loss. Classmate Brandon Martin played the second half in net, making seven saves. 

Hood held a 41-21 advantage in shots during the match. The Blazers won an impressive 17 of the 21 face-offs in the contest as well.

The loss drops SVC to 0-4 overall, while Hood improves to 4-2 for the season.

Saint Vincent returns to action with a non-conference home matchup with La Roche on Wednesday, March 15. Match time is set for 4 p.m. with the Redhawks.