WINCHESTER, Va. – The Allegheny men's lacrosse team fell in a 9-5 battle on the road at Shenandoah Wednesday (March 8).
 
Shenandoah got on the board first before CT Graniel (Scranton Area, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) tied it on an unassisted goal. However, the Hornets scored the final three goals of the opening frame to lead 4-1.
 
After Shenandoah made it 5-1 to start the second, Jack Cushwa (Martinsburg, W. Va./Martinsburg) got the Gators back on the board with a goal, cutting the lead to 5-2. The quarter proved to be low scoring as the Hornets scored the only other goal in the 15 minute period as they took a 6-2 lead into the halftime break.
 
The Hornets lead grew to 8-2 early in the third, but the Gators responded with a pair of goals, both unassisted. JP Rakis (Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson) tallied for the first goal before Aidan D'Amato (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) made it 8-4.
 
Cushwa scored his second goal of the game to make it 8-5 in the fourth. However, the Hornets would score once more while holding the Gators off to seal the win.
 
Inside the Box

• Cushwa led the Gators with a pair of goals.
• Graniel, Rakis and D'Amato scored the other three goals.
• Ryan Mantione (East Northport, N.Y./John Glenn) had a team-high three caused turnovers while scooping up three groundballs.
• Konrad Homiak (Hampstead, N.C./Topsail) caused a pair of turnovers with three groundballs.
• Gideon Sullivan (Getzville, N.Y./Cathedral) had a team-high four groundballs.
• Garrett Danielson (Kettering, Ohio/Kettering-Fairmont) and Cassady Bouthet (Vernon, Conn./Rockville) had three groundballs each.
• David Kratzenberg (Latrobe, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) got the start in net, making a dozen saves.

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The Gators travel to Wooster Saturday (March 11) for a noon contest.