GENEVA, N.Y. – The Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse team earned an early lead and never looked back, comfortably defeating Hobart 12-7 on the road for the eighth consecutive win of the season.
 
The Hawks continue an unbeaten start to the conference campaign, now moving to 8-3 on the year and 3-0 against the Atlantic 10. Hobart falls to 3-8 on the year, 0-3 in the A-10.
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Toron Eccleston grabbed a goal in the first two minutes, a slingshot attempt from low surged past the goalkeeper to open the Hawks' tally.
• Matt Bohmer doubled the lead early on, taking it solo after backing up an earlier attempt before getting to the front and tucking it into the net.
• Back-and-forth action between the two teams saw both defenses trade stops throughout a seven-minute span, the Hawks able to earn possession on a ride as goalkeeper Tommy Gross picked off a pass and led a quick counter. Levi Anderson capitalized on the other end, pump faking to get past a defender before firing to the far post and into the net.
• The ensuing face-off saw Gavin Tygh come out with his third win of the day, dishing it off to Michael Gaughan from his own half as the defensive midfielder called his own number after sprinting down the left alley and slotted his attempt home for a 4-0 Hawk lead.
• Headed into the second frame, it continued to be St. Joe's as Carter Page was able to earn his first goal of the game after a missile was finally stopped by the top left netting of the goal to extend the lead with just over eight minutes to play in the half.
• After Hobart was able to secure its first goal of the game, the Hawks crushed any momentum as the ball moved around the field before Bohmer slipped in Griffin Mallory down the middle of the field before a tidy finish put the lead back to five.
• The Statesmen scored back-to-back goals before Bohmer almost posted a carbon copy goal of his first effort with a minute to play. Securing his hat trick with 10 seconds remaining, Bohmer found open space in the alley and fired low and through the goalkeeper's legs to help the Hawks take an 8-3 lead at the break.
• Bohmer started the second half with his fourth goal of the day before Mallory's second of the game disrupted Hobart's eventual 3-1 run over the final 14 minutes of the half.
• With the Hawks holding a 10-6 lead into the final 15 minutes, Anderson once again pushed the lead to five after punishing the net with his second strike of the day.
• Mallory secured his first career hat trick to give the Hawks a 12-6 lead, Hobart only able to get one goal back over the final five minutes as the Hawks secured its eighth consecutive win of the season.

 
 
GAME NOTES

• Matt Bohmer tallied a team-high in points (6), goals (4) and assists (2), becoming the first Hawk in program history to eclipse 200 career points, surpassing Bill Oakes as the all-time scoring leader at St. Joe's (202).
• Bohmer continues to improve his record holding goal tally, now moving to 140 on his career.
• Griffin Mallory produced his first hat trick of his career with three goals on the afternoon on just five attempts.
• Levi Anderson is now one point shy of joining Bohmer in the 200-point club, finishing his day with a pair of goals and a pair of assists. Anderson is now one assist shy of tying Drew Scott '00 for fifth-most in program history.
• Bohmer and Anderson each tied Zach Cole '23 for the most career appearances, each playing in their 64^th career game.
• Carter Page scored in his 38^th consecutive game, adding a lone strike on the contest. The senior broke the previous school record set by Mike Rastivo with his 130^th career goal, doing so in 48 games. Rastivo's school record was set in his 59^th career appearance.
• Michael Gaughan scored his third goal of the season, matching his return from his first season in 2023.
• Levi Verch continued his dominant display in defense with a game-high eight ground balls two caused turnovers.
• Patrick Clemens also added two caused turnovers on the day to secure his 68^th of his career.
• Gavin Tygh finished 13-22 from the face-off, adding seven ground balls to his productive outing.
• Tommy Gross posted a .500 save percentage, finishing a relatively quiet day for the sophomore with seven saves. Gross added a caused turnover and two ground balls.
• St. Joe's more than doubled Hobart in shots, taking 59 to just 29 from the Statesmen. The Hawks also held a 30-14 margin in shots on goal and a 38-17 advantage in ground balls.
• The Hawks have now won six in a row against Hobart. St. Joe's has also won its last 22 games in conference play, having not lost a conference game since 2019.

 
 
UP NEXT

• The Hawks return home for Senior Day, taking on St. Bonaventure in a lacrosse double header with the women's team. St. Joe's hosts the Bonnies in a Saturday, April 20 matchup with first action slated for a noon start.