MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Allegheny men's lacrosse team dropped their senior day game to Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) foe Grove City 15-6 Saturday (April 22).
Before the game, the Gators honored their eight senior players:
Nicholas Cimillo (Palm Harbor, Fla./East Lake),
Dillon D'Amato (Tolland, Conn./Tolland),
Benjamin Gallegos (Lafayette, Colo./Dawson School),
David Kratzenberg (Latrobe, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic),
Ryan Mantione (East Northport, N.Y./John Glenn),
Harrison Seabold (Silver Spring, Md./Barrie),
Ryan Therkorn (Falls Church, Va./George C. Marshall) and
Alex Winklosky (Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton).
The Gators got on the board first as Cimillo made a run and scored on a low shot for the game's first goal. After the Wolverines matched it,
Aidan D'Amato (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) scored after picking up a groundball, putting the Gators back in front. However, Grove City scored the final three goals of the frame to take a 4-2 lead.
The Wolverine lead grew to 6-2 before the Gators got back on the board. Seabold set-up
Jack Cushwa (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) for a quick goal. Late in the half,
Nick Gralewski (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) scored on the run to cut the lead to two, but Grove City scored in the final 10 seconds to take a 7-4 lead into the halftime break.
After a Grove City goal to start the second half, Cushwa scored his second goal of the game assisted by Seabold. Those proved to be the only goals of the quarter as the Wolverines maintained a 8-5 lead heading into the final quarter.
Allegheny needed just 45 seconds to score in the fourth as A. D'Amato found
Gideon Sullivan (Getzville, N.Y./Cathedral (Ind.)) on the crease for the goal. However, the Wolverines scored seven unanswered goals to seal the win.
Inside the Box
- Cushwa led the Gators with a pair of goals.
- Seabold had two points on two assists while A. D'Amato had a goal and an assist while collecting seven groundballs.
- Cimillo, Gralewski and Sullivan also registered goals.
- Cassady Bouthet (Vernon, Conn./Rockville) had seven groundballs and caused two turnovers.
- Therkorn won 12 faceoffs and had five groundballs.
- Konrad Homiak (Hampstead, N.C./Topsail) had three groundballs.
- Kratzenberg made six saves.
News and Notes
- The Gators are now 7-7 on the year and 3-3 in PAC play.
- The 2023 senior class represents the first four year class in program history.
Up Next
The Gators conclude their regular season next Saturday (April 29) at Franciscan.