WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – With three goals in the third period, senior Owen Zimmerman (Stevens, Pa./Cocalico) led the Lycoming College men's lacrosse team and finished with five goals for the second straight game, but a run of six straight goals in the first half helped Neumann University take a 10-7 non-conference decision on Saturday afternoon, March 26, at UPMC Field.
 
Junior Rory Hines (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) notched a goal, an assist and a groundball and sophomore Evan Unser (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West) scored his second goal of the season.
 
Senior Dominick Massaro (Centereach, N.Y./Sachem North) led the Warriors (4-5 overall) with two assists, a groundball and caused turnover. Junior Joe Corozzo (Glen Head, N.Y./North Shore) posted five groundballs and three caused turnovers, while junior Brody Balasa (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) had four caused turnovers. First-year Ryan Farrell (Swedesboro, N.J./Archmere Academy) also had an assist off a faceoff win.
 
As the clock ran to zero heading into the half, Unser found the back of the net off a pass from senior Michael Scarponi (Easton, Pa./Easton) after first-year Troy Scozzafava (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) won the ball in the Warriors' zone, as Neumann took an 8-3 lead at the break after scoring six straight goals between the first and second quarters.
 
Zimmerman's goal for the hat trick came with 13:09 left in the third, assisted by Massaro. With twenty-four seconds left in the period, he scored his fourth and seconds later, added his fifth goal, putting the Warriors within three as the fourth quarters started. Hines's goal at 5:33 in the fourth put the Warriors within two, but the Knights' Wyatt Belotti iced the game with a score with just over a minute left.
 
Drew Conlon led the Knights with four goals, two assists, two groundballs, and three caused turnovers. Wyatt Belotti and Jake Marchiafava each had five groundballs.
 
First-year goalkeeper Ben Franco (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) made 20 saves and collected three groundballs. Marchiafava finished with 11 saves.
 
The Warriors return to the field on Wednesday, March 30, when they host Misericordia University in their first MAC Freedom matchup of the season at 4 p.m. at UPMC Field.