The men’s lacrosse team enjoyed a mixed week, falling to Hartwick on Wednesday, but bouncing back to beat Hamilton 9-8 on Saturday.
The Hartwick Hawks jumped out to an early lead, scoring five goals in the first quarter. RPI stormed back, tallying three late goals in the period to put the score at 5-3 after one quarter.
Hartwick put together another run in the second quarter, scoring five straight goals to push the score to 10-3. Luke Ruglis tallied the lone second quarter goal at 12:31, and the score remained 10-4 going into the half. The scoring slowed down in the third period, with Hartwick’s Paul Fogel scored the only goal of the quarter and the Hawks took an 11-4 lead into the final period.
In the fourth quarter, RPI looked to mount a comeback, but the seven goal deficit was too much for the Red Hawks to overcome. Rensselaer scored three unanswered goals in the fourth, but Hartwick held on to take the game 11-7.
Ruglis led the way for RPI, tallying two goals and two assists. Matthew Moog made 11 saves in the losing effort.
The Red Hawks looked to take out their frustrations Saturday on the visiting Continentals from Hamilton. The game started out slowly, with each team only finding the net twice during the first period. Rensselaer out-shot the Continentals 8-5 and had two extra-man opportunities, but could not convert on the chances. The Red Hawks took the lead at half by out-scoring Hamilton 3-2 in the second quarter. RPI again went 0-2 on their man advantages.
Hamilton and RPI again scored equally in the third, and Rensselaer went into the final quarter up by one. The Continentals closed the gap, tying the game at nine and sending it to overtime. The overtime period didn’t last long, as RPI’s Andrew Teichman scored 33 seconds into the period to win the game for RPI. Adam LoGuidice led the way for Rensselaer, scoring five goals. Moog played another solid game in goal, stopping nine shots.
The Red Hawks will travel to Skidmore on Wednesday. Game time is at 4 pm.
