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BALTIMORE, Md.—The Hobart lacrosse team stood toe-to-toe with 20th-ranked Loyola, but a late surge and defensive stand lifted the Greyhounds to an 11-8 ECAC Lacrosse League victory.

First-year Cam Stone produced his first career hat trick and junior Chris Pedersen added three points on a goal and two assists. Seniors Tim Bigelow and Mike White and junior Sam Miller each chipped in a goal and an assist. Junior Bobby Dattilo continued to dominate at the faceoff X, winning 15-of-23 and scooping up a team-high seven ground balls. Senior Mike O'Brien added five ground balls, while sophomore Sean Regan caused a team-high three turnovers.

Patrick Fanshaw led the Greyhounds (8-3, 4-2) with a goal and two assists, while five of his teammates contributed two points apiece. Scott Ratliff also caused three turnovers for Loyola.

Hobart sophomore goalie Jon Lawless made 14 saves in his first career start, while senior Jake Hagelin turned back seven shots to get the win.

Miller spotted Stone in a soft spot in the middle of the Loyola zone, the Syracuse, N.Y., native turned and fired home an extra-man goal just before a defender knocked him off his feet. Miller's assist extended his point scoring streak to 23 consecutive games. The Greyhounds countered with three straight goals, but the Statesmen ended the run with another extra-man tally. This time first-year Alex Love beat Hagelin with a low-to-high shot off an assist from Pedersen.

Just over a minute into the second quarter, Pedersen tied it with a low screamer from the top of the box. After nearly eight minutes of scoreless play, Loyola reclaimed the lead on Matt Langan's score and followed it with three more strikes to stretch the lead to 7-3. Seventy seconds before halftime, Stone stopped the run with a low shot from the left alley, assisted by O'Brien. The Statesmen had the final chance to score before the intermission, but Hagelin stoned Miller on the doorstep.

Hobart struck first in the second half when Bigelow used an inside dodge to get free and scored as he fell to the turf, making it a 7-5 game. Stone cut the lead to one, gathering a diagonal pass from Pedersen, ducked under a check and beat Hagelin as he was pushed into the crease. Miller tied the game with a low rocket from the right alley. Loyola halted Hobart's run at four, reclaiming the lead at the 3:51 mark. The Greyhounds also got a man-up opportunity on a delayed unnecessary roughness call, but Dattilo won the ensuing faceoff and the Statesmen killed off the entire penalty. White tied the game with just eight second left in the third, but Loyola won the ensuing faceoff and fired home a goal with four ticks remaining to give the home team a 9-8 lead heading into the final 15 minutes.

The Greyhounds added a pair of insurance goals in the final frame and killed off a three-minute unreleasable penalty to secure their fifth straight win.

Hobart will close out the season on Saturday, April 30, when the Statesmen visit Air Force. Faceoff in Colorado Springs is scheduled for noon (2 p.m. ET).

GAME NOTES: Dattilo moved into second place on Hobart's Division I season list for faceoff wins. He enters the Air Force game with 179 wins, seven away from John Soden's 2004 record. ... Dattilo's 87 ground balls this season are tied for third on Hobart's DI list, behind Alex Mitchell (100 in 1996) and Eric Curry (115 in 1995). ... Regan and senior Alex Caton enter the final week of the season tied for the team lead in caused turnovers (16). Hobart's single season record is 17 set by Caton last season.