WASHINGTON, Pa. -- On Wednesday, the Allegheny College men's lacrosse team played another strong defensive game, allowing only three goals in a 12-3 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory at Washington and Jefferson College.

In the last two games combined, the Gators (6-8, 3-3 PAC) have surrendered a mere five goals while outscoring the opposition 36-5. Including last Saturday's 24-2 rout of Thiel College, Allegheny has now held four opponents to four or fewer goals in a game this spring.

The Gators scored the first four goals of Wednesday's matchup against the Presidents (5-9, 1-4 PAC) while holding W&J scoreless in the first quarter. Jack Cushwa (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) completed his hat trick on a man-up goal by the 3:06 mark of the second quarter. Less than a minute later, Andrew Myers (Mars, Pa. /North Allegheny) connected with CT Graniel (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) to put the Gators ahead 6-1 at halftime.

After giving up the first goal of the second half, Allegheny rattled off the next five. Tomi Horsley (Salt Lake City, Utah/Brighton) potted back-to-back markers in a span of 56 seconds to finish his hat trick as part of the 5-0 Allegheny run.

Inside the Box Score

• The Gators held the Presidents scoreless in the first quarter and allowed only one goal in the last three quarters.
• Allegheny scored the only man-up goal of the game while holding W&J 0-for-2 on extra-man opportunities.
• Allegheny finished with more shots (44-to-28), more ground balls (35-to-28), and more faceoff wins (12-to-7).
• JP Rakis (Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson) led all point-getters with seven, all of which came on assists.
• Cushwa and Horsley both had four points with three goals and one assist.
• Graniel and Jason Spindel (Medina, Ohio/University Prep) each had two goals.
• Myers and Tyler Rippole (Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland) both scored once.
• Faceoff specialist Anthony DeMarco (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls) won 12 faceoffs and led the Gators with six ground balls.
• Defenseman Liam Kruck (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin) caused two turnovers and picked up three ground balls.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 2-0 all-time against Washington and Jefferson.
• Rakis upped his season assist total to 51, nearly doubling his total from last season (27) in four fewer games.
• Cushwa has scored 40 goals this season, just three shy of the program single-season record set by Rakis in 2024.
• In his second game back from injury, Myers recorded his first two points of the year.
• DeMarco has picked up 100 ground balls this spring, becoming the only player in school history to post multiple seasons with 100-plus ground balls.

Up Next
Allegheny travels to Bradford, Pennsylvania, for a non-conference contest at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford on Saturday, April 19, at 1:00 p.m.