LEWISBURG, Pa. — Mount St. Mary’s University started the 2023 Bucknell Invitational hosted by Bucknell University at Kinney Natatorium with a commanding 15-9 defeat of Mercyhurst University.
The Mountaineers outscored the Lakers in three of the four quarters, while allowing only three goals until the final eight minutes of regulation.
The Mountaineers controlled the pace of the game from start to finish as they concluded the first quarter ahead 2-0 and entered halftime with a 7-1 lead.
Out of the break, Mount St. Mary’s put the game away by scoring five goals in the third quarter to pull ahead 12-3 after 24 minutes of competition.
Mercyhurst shrank the final differential in the fourth quarter by outscoring the Mountaineers 6-3.
The victory continues a string of success for the Mountaineers versus the Lakers as Mount St. Mary’s is 9-0 all-time versus Mercyhurst and improves to 2-0 in 2023 following an earlier 11-6 season-opening win on September 2 at Brown University.
Chrysostomos Valavanis and Alexandros Bellesis led the Mountaineers’ offense in the win with hat-tricks. Eli Thalos and Ayden Hess slipped in pairs with the quintet of Aaron Tarr, Wes Reising, Kacper Cieplik, Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield and Michael Lemishko chipping in solo markers.
Joseph Maxson and Sherif Hosni both saw time in cage with the making five and one stop, respectively.
Information courtesy Mount St. Mary’s University Athletics Communications
