PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's lacrosse team used a stellar second-half performance to earn a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory over Chatham University, 8-4. on Wednesday night.

In the low-scoring affair, the two teams were tied at 3-all at the halftime intermission. Allegheny (7-6, 3-2 PAC) returned from the locker room and put five unanswered goals on the scoreboard in the second half to secure the win.

Momentum began to swing in Allegheny's favor midway through the third quarter. The turning point of the night occurred when Jack Cushwa (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) scored the go-ahead goal with a flag down. After the goal, a one-minute slashing penalty was assessed against the Cougars (5-8, 2-2 PAC). With only two seconds remaining on the infraction, Gideon Sullivan (Getzville, N.Y./Cathedral (Ind.)) found the back of the net to give the Gators a 5-3 advantage.

Chatham had two man-up opportunities of its own before the end of the third quarter, but David Kratzenberg (Latrobe, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) and the Allegheny defense held the Cougars without a goal until late in the fourth.

Inside the Box Score

• Chatham finished with more shots, 36-to-30, and more shots on goal, 20-to-16.
• The Cougars also held a slight advantage in faceoff wins, 9-to-6.
• Allegheny won the battle for ground balls, 29-to-24.
• Six players scored a goal, and seven had a point for the Gators.
• Cushwa (2g-1a) and Aidan D'Amato (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) (2g) led the way with two goals apiece.
• Pete Schellbach (New York, N.Y./Salisbury School) had one goal and one assist for two points.
• Sullivan, Nicholas Cimillo (Palm Harbor, Fla./East Lake), and Nick Gralewski (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) each netted one goal.
• Defenseman Dillon D'Amato (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) caused a game-high four turnovers and picked up a team-high five ground balls.
• Kratzenberg was a wall in the cage, as the senior goalie made 16 saves and only allowed four goals.
• Chatham's Jacob Lubway led all goal-scorers with a hat trick.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 7-6 overall and 3-2 in the PAC.
• Three conference wins are a new single-season program record for the Gators.
• With two games left, the Gators are tied for third in the PAC standings; the top four teams qualify for the PAC tournament.
• Allegheny, which entered Wednesday's game ranked 19th in Division III in scoring defense, has held nine of its 13 opponents to single-digit goals in 2023.
• Kratzenberg's 16 saves are a new single-game career-high for the fourth-year netminder.

Up Next
Allegheny hosts Grove City College in the 2023 regular-season home finale on Saturday, April 22, at 12:00 p.m.