WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A flurry of goals landed three Warriors with hat tricks for the first time this season, led by senior Owen Zimmerman (Cocalico, Pa./Stevens), who scored six goals, as well as junior Rory Hines (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland), and first-year Joey Hoover (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area), who each had three, to lead the Lycoming College men's lacrosse team to a 15-6 MAC Freedom victory over Delaware Valley at UPMC Field on Saturday afternoon, April 23.
 
Zimmerman finished the senior day spectacle with his 10^th hat trick of the season, also posting an assist, a caused turnover, and four groundballs. Hoover and Hines collected a groundball each. Fellow senior Dominick Massaro (Centereach, N.Y./Sachem North) found the back of the net twice, and junior Zach Anderson (Fogelsville, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) finished with a goal, an assist, and a groundball.
 
Sophomore Max Anderson (Harrisburg, Pa./Homeschooled) led the team with a career-best three assists. First-year Ryan Farrell (Swedesboro, N.J./Archmere Academy) led the Warriors with eight groundballs, winning 10 faceoffs, and junior Andrew Dede (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) tallied four caused turnovers.
 
The Warriors held the Aggies scoreless for over 22 minutes, while Zimmerman posted a hat trick. His first goal at 12:44 opened the scoring for the game, the second scored at 8:17 off his own rebound, while the third came off a faceoff to start the second quarter. After senior Markus Sidwell (Glen Burnie, Md./Glen Burnie) picked up a groundball off the faceoff, Zimmerman's fourth goal found the net with 5:41 left in the second. The fifth goal came with 14:29 in the third and the final goal five minutes later.
 
Hines found his first goal of the night with 8:22 left in the second quarter. His second came with 4:29 left in the second and his third goal with 11:55 left in the fourth.
The first goal for Hoover came unassisted with 5:17 left in the third quarter on a good clear attempt. After winning the groundball, Hoover scored his second early in the fourth and his final goal sealed the game for the Warriors with 9:03 left in the game.
 
The Warriors scored the first six goals of the game and were up 9-1 before Delaware Valley (5-10 overall, 2-4 MAC Freedom) cut the lead to five at halftime. Lycoming opened the third with three straight goals before Delaware Valley scored once and then Lycoming scored the first three in the fourth.
 
First-year goalkeeper Ben Franco (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) played all 60 minutes, making 20 saves and picking up two groundballs. Jim Murphy stopped 20 shots as well for the Aggies.
 
The Warriors return to the field on Saturday, April 30, when they travel to Stevens Institute of Technology to close out the regular season in a 4 p.m. MAC Freedom matchup in Hoboken, N.J.