MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's lacrosse team earned its fourth consecutive win on Wednesday night with a commanding 17-7 victory over Bethany College in the 2025 home finale at Frank B. Fuhrer Field.

The Gators (8-8, 4-3 PAC) and Bison (7-9, 2-5 PAC) engaged in a very close contest into the early minutes of the third quarter. Each time Allegheny took the lead, the Bison responded and tied the score. AC led 4-3 at halftime, but Bethany's Tyler Britton knotted things up with the first goal of the second half.

However, the Gators found a surge of energy in the third quarter, turning a competitive matchup into a lopsided victory. Mikko Horsley (Salt Lake City, Utah/Utah Military Academy), Tyler Rippole (Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland), and Konrad Homiak (Hampstead, N.C./Topsail) netted three in a row in a span of 66 seconds, and Jason Spindel (Medina, Ohio/University Prep) made it four unanswered goals 70 seconds later.

After the Bison got one back, the Blue and Gold pieced together another goal-scoring flurry with four more in the last two minutes of the third quarter. Only 14 seconds separated the first two markers from Spindel and Homiak. After winning the next faceoff, Anthony DeMarco (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls) needed only six seconds to put Allegheny on top 11-5. Action carried over into the fourth quarter as well; JP Rakis (Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson) scored the fifth of eight consecutive Allegheny goals just 18 seconds into the final period.

Inside the Box Score

• Tied at 4-all, the Gators ran away with Wednesday's contest after scoring 12 of the following 13 goals in the third and fourth quarters.
• Allegheny outperformed Bethany by a considerable margin in every statistical category.
• The Gators had more shots (79-to-27), ground balls (61-to-29), faceoff wins (24-to-4), and were a perfect 20-of-20 on clear attempts.
• Allegheny had 10 different goal scorers and seven players with multiple points.
• Rakis (2g-3a) paced the offense with five points to go along with nine ground balls.
• Rippole recorded a hat trick with a team-leading three goals.
• Spindel (2g-1), Jack Cushwa (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) (2g-1a), and CT Graniel (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) (1g-2a) each had three points.
• Homiak and Tomi Horsley (Salt Lake City, Utah/Brighton) both scored twice.
• DeMarco won 21-of-24 faceoff attempts, collected a game-high 19 ground balls, and added one goal.
• Defenseman Liam Kruck (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin) caused a team-best three turnovers and scooped up four ground balls.
• Britton led Bethany's scorers with five points and four goals.
• Bethany goalie Christian Nestor had a busy night between the posts and was forced to make 26 saves.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to an even .500 with its fourth consecutive win.
• During its win streak, AC has outscored its opponents 72-16.
• The Gators improved to 3-0 all-time against Bethany since joining the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC).
• DeMarco, who collected a season-high 19 ground balls against the Bison, became the first player in program history to surpass 300 career ground balls.
• Rakis became the first Gator in team history to reach 90-plus points in a season.
• Homiak, Allegheny's starting LSM, notched the first multi-goal game of his collegiate career.
• Andrei Conwell (Baltimore, Md./Dulaney) and Mikko Horsley both scored their first career goals on Wednesday.

Up Next
Allegheny concludes the regular season at Westminster College on Saturday, April 26, at 3:00 p.m.