MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Allegheny men's lacrosse team fell to Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) foe Westminster, 13-5, in their regular season finale Wednesday night (April 22).
 
Westminster controlled the momentum in the first quarter as they outscored the Gators 4-0.
 
The Titan lead reached 6-0 before JP Rakis (Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson) got the Gators on the board with an unassisted goal. Minutes later, Rakis struck again as his second goal cut the deficit to 6-2. Tomi Horsley (Salt Lake City, Utah/Brighton) kept the Allegheny run going as he scored unassisted with under two minutes remaining in the half. The Titans added a late goal as they took a 7-3 lead into the locker room.
 
In the third, Westminster added to their lead with three early goals. The Gators scored a pair of goals late in the frame. Jack Pearl (Ladera Ranch, Calif./JSerra Catholic) broke up the run with a transition goal assisted by JaMier Hopkins (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward). Quickly after that tally, Rakis assisted a Nathan Wheeler (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) goal to cut the lead to 10-5. However, Westminster scored in the final 30 seconds of the third to take a six-goal lead into the fourth.
 
The Titans tacked on a pair of goals in the fourth while keeping the Gators off the scoreboard as Allegheny dropped their home finale.
 
Inside the Box

• Rakis had a pair of goals, an assist and nine groundballs.
• Pearl, Wheeler and Horsley all found the back of the net.
• Hopkins added an assist.
• Griffin Cates (Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey) had seven groundballs and caused four turnovers. 
• Gabe Shoemaker (Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick) had four groundballs, winning six faceoffs while Liam Kruck (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin) had three groundballs while causing two turnovers.
• Garin Stearns (Hudson, Ohio/Revere) finished with 17 saves. 

News and Notes

• Allegheny is now 1-3 all-time against Westminster. 

Up Next
The Gators will be the sixth seed in the upcoming 2026 PAC Championship Tournament. They will travel to Saint Vincent Saturday (April 25) for a quarterfinal match-up.