MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Allegheny College came back in the fourth quarter to tie Wednesday's non-conference matchup against the College of Wooster, but the Fighting Scots prevailed with an 11-9 win on a bitterly cold night at Frank B. Fuhrer Field.

The upset-minded Gators (2-3) trailed by as many as four goals early in the third quarter. Allegheny responded by scoring six of the next eight goals between the third and fourth quarters to even the score at 8-all.

Aidan D'Amato (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) helped spark the first three-goal run, scoring Allegheny's third goal before dishing out assists to Nick Gralewski (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) and Gideon Sullivan (Getzville, N.Y./Cathedral (Ind.)). Sullivan's man-up marker at 9:10 in the third brought the Gators within one at 6-5. After Wooster (6-3) scored two in a row, JP Rakis (Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson) netted two consecutive goals, including a quick-stick finish on the doorstep of the crease on a man-up play.

The first goal of the fourth quarter was a deep shot from Jack Cushwa (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg), which evened the score at 8-all. But the Fighting Scots halted a 10-minute scoring drought, scoring thrice in a span of 2:35 to pull ahead 11-8. It was a large enough lead to survive three man-up opportunities by the Gators in the final nine minutes of action.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny had 36 shots, as compared to 38 by Wooster.
• The Gators scored twice on eight extra-man opportunities.
• Wooster controlled the faceoff battle by winning 15-of-24 draws.
• Allegheny picked up 41 ground balls, while the Fighting Scots had 42.
• Five different Gators scored a goal, and seven had at least one point.
• D'Amato finished with a team-high five points on two goals and three assists.
• Rakis scored a hat trick, while Cushwa earned three points on two goals and one helper.
• Sullivan added one goal and one assist for two points.
• Gralewski (1g), Pete Schellbach (New York, N.Y./Salisbury School) (1a), and CT Graniel (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) (1a) each logged one point.
• Garin Stearns (Hudson, Ohio/Revere) made 15 saves with 11 goals allowed in 60 minutes between the pipes.

News and Notes

• Five points are a single-game season-high for D'Amato.
• Cushwa also had a season-high with three points.
• Rakis has scored three-plus goals in back-to-back games.
• With 78 saves in only five games, Stearns now ranks fourth all-time in program history for saves in a season.

Up Next
On Saturday, March 23, the Allegheny men's lacrosse team will travel to Alfred, New York, to face the Saxons of Alfred University. The non-conference contest is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. start.