PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's lacrosse team was unable to keep up with Chatham University on Wednesday night in a 24-7 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) loss to the Cougars.

The Gators (4-8, 1-3 PAC) wasted little time getting on the scoreboard to kick off the midweek matchup on the lights. Allegheny received the game's first possession after a faceoff violation. After a few passes around the offensive end of the field, JP Rakis (Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson) snuck around from behind the cage to score. It took only 30 seconds for the Gators to jump ahead 1-0.

Even after the Cougars (8-5, 3-1 PAC) scored the next three goals, Allegheny responded swiftly with a man-up marker from Jack Cushwa (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) at the 6:18 mark of the first quarter.

It remained a one-goal game until Chatham pieced together its longest run of unanswered goals that bridged the first and second quarters. The Cougars began to pull away after netting eight in a row, including two extra-man goals early in the second quarter. Tomi Horsley (Salt Lake City, Utah/Brighton) and Jason Spindel (Medina, Ohio/University Prep) got two back near the end of the opening half, but Chatham entered the break up 12-4.

The second half was much the same, as the Gators were limited to just three goals while struggling to suppress the Chatham attack.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny finished the night with 30 shots and 13 shots on goal.
• The Chatham offense put 41 of its 52 shots on target.
• The Gators won 14 faceoffs and collected 23 ground balls.
• The Cougars recorded 19 faceoff wins and 47 ground balls.
• Rakis (1g-3a) led all Allegheny scorers with four points.
• Horsley (2g-1a) and Cushwa (2g) each scored twice.
• Spindel and CT Graniel (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) each logged one goal.
• Chatham received a game-high four goals from Tanner Marsh (4g-4a) and Jacob Lubawy (4g).

News and Notes

• Senior midfielder Anthony DeMarco (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls) became the first player in program history to reach 500 career faceoff wins after adding 14 against Chatham.
• Rakis, Allegheny's all-time points leader, became the first Gator to surpass 150 career points with 152 (84g-68a).
• Cushwa tied his previous single-season career-high with 35 points while setting a new personal best with 31 goals in his senior season.

Up Next
Allegheny will host Thiel College for a PAC contest while celebrating Senior Day on Saturday, April 12, at 12:00 p.m. at Frank B. Fuhrer Field.