WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's lacrosse team pummeled Lycoming College en route to its second consecutive victory by a final score of 20-4 on Saturday evening on the road at UPMC Field at Keiper Stadium.

Allegheny's (2-1) lopsided victory included several near-record-breaking performances on the offensive end of the turf against the Warriors (0-4). Seven different Gators earned a point, led by attackman JP Rakis (Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson) with 14. In addition to netting four goals himself, Rakis dished out 10 assists. The senior, who recently became the first player in program history to reach 200 career points, ended just one point and one assist shy of his own single-game records.

First-year attacker Jack Pearl (Ladera Ranch, Calif./JSerra Catholic) put on a goal-scoring clinic in his third collegiate game. Pearl found the back of the net seven times, tying the team record for goals in a game. That included a natural hat trick in a span of 69 seconds in the opening quarter that doubled the early lead to 6-0.

Freshman Nathan Wheeler (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) provided five points (4g-1a) and sophomore Tomi Horsley (Salt Lake City, Utah/Brighton) logged three (2g-1a) to round out Allegheny's multi-point producers. Griffin Cates (Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey), JaMier Hopkins (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward), and Gabe Shoemaker (Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick) added one tally apiece. Shoemaker also won 20-of-26 faceoff attempts and grabbed a game-high 14 ground balls.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny outshot Lycoming, 52-to-29, with a 35-to-13 advantage in shots on goal.
• The Gators nearly tripled Lycoming's ground ball total, 45-to-17, and won 20-of-27 faceoff attempts.
• Allegheny cashed in on two of its three man-up opportunities, while holding the Warriors scoreless on their four extra-man opportunities.
• Rakis paced all players with game highs in points (14) and assists (10).
• Seven of Pearl's 10 shot attempts found the back of the net.
• Wheeler scored four goals with one assist for five points.
• Horsley also had multiple points with two goals and one assist.
• Shoemaker won 20 draws, hauled in 14 ground balls, and scored once.
• Defender Liam Kruck (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin) and midfielders Chris Williams (North Tonawanda, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate) and Andrei Conwell (Baltimore, Md./Dulaney) each caused two turnovers.
• Starting goalie Garin Stearns (Hudson, Ohio/Revere) played the first three quarters and stopped seven of 10 shots on goal.
• Lycoming's Cesar Carmona-Felipe had a hat trick and accounted for four of his team's five points.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 2-1 with its second consecutive victory.
• Today's win was the first for the Gators in four all-time matchups against Lycoming.
• Rakis' 14 points were one shy of his single-game record of 15, and his 10 assists were one shy of his record of 11.
• Pearl is the third Gator to score seven times in a game, joining Rakis and Patrick Hogan.
• Stearns earned his 20th victory in goal in his 37th start as a Gator.
• Kruck picked up seven ground balls, a career-high for the fourth-year defender.

Up Next
Allegheny returns to Frank B. Fuhrer Field to host Concordia University Wisconsin on Tuesday, March 3, at 1 p.m.