GENEVA, N.Y.-The Hobart College lacrosse team was tripped up by Siena 12-11 in its home opener on Boswell Field this afternoon. Keenan Cook scored the go ahead goal with 3:06 remaining in the fourth quarter for the Saints.
 
Sophomore Eric Holden had a game-high six points on four goals and two assists for the Statesmen (0-2). First-year Ryan Archer had three goals, completing his first collegiate hat trick. Junior Chris Aslanian added a goal and an assist. Junior Tristan Dougherty played the opening 36:19 in goal for Hobart. Sophomore Sam Lucchesi made three saves in the final 23:41 of action in goal.
 
Siena (1-0) was led by Mike Reilly's five points (3g, 2a). Cook and Chris Robertson tallied hat tricks for the Saints. In his first collegiate start, Anthony Tebbano made 17 saves.
 
With just over three minutes remaining in regulation, Cook took a pass from Reilly and flipped a behind-the-back-shot just inside the right goal post for the game-winning goal.
 
Siena opened the scoring at the 10:20 mark of the first quarter. Reilly fired a transition shot past Dougherty. Reilly's first goal of the season was a man-down goal.
 
Hobart scored the game's next two goals, two minutes apart. Archer scored his first collegiate goal off a feed from fellow first-year Tommy Mott. The goal was a man-up goal. Holden's first of the game at 7:29 of the first quarter gave Hobart its only lead of the game. Aslanian notched an assist on the goal.
 
Siena went on a seven-goal run, starting at 3:47 mark of the first quarter. Cook's first goal of the game started the run. A little over a minute later, Luke Van Schepen, a long poll defender, pocketed his first goal of the season on another transition goal. Tebbano stopped a Justin Scott shot. Van Schepen picked up the ground ball, ran 80 yards and fired a shot past Dougherty.
 
Brian Prunty scored his first goal of the season, a man-up goal, 13 seconds into the second quarter. Tim Cousin was credited with an assist on the goal. Reilly pocketed his second goal of the game seven seconds later off a feed from Jake Shapiro. Chris Robertson scored the Saints next two goals, 60 seconds apart, with a pair of unassisted goals.
 
Hobart broke up Siena's run with a four-goal run of its own. Holden scored back-to-back goals to complete his first collegiate hat trick. Archer scored the final goal of the first half with a goal from right in front of the Saints goal. Mason Burr curled in front and hit Archer right on the doorstep.
 
Senior J. Andrew Spallanzani cut the Statesmen deficit to two with his first goal of the season at 11:48 of the third quarter. After forcing a turnover in midfield, Holden hit Spallanzani right in front of the goal and Spallanzani fired the shot past Tebbano.
 
Siena pushed their lead back out to five goals off of tallies from Reilly, Cook and Robertson. Robertson's hat-trick goal was Sienna's last goal until Cook's game-winning goal.
 
Junior Bryan Hancock started a five-goal run for the Statesmen with 6:44 remaining in the third quarter. His first goal of the season was unassisted. A minute later, Archer completed his hat trick with an unassisted goal. Aslanian brought Hobart within three goals with his fifth goal of the season. The man-up goal came with 1:41 remaining in the third quarter.
 
Holden picked up his fourth goal of the game at the 12:35 mark of the fourth quarter. Twenty-two seconds later, Mott tied the game at 11-11 with his first collegiate goal. The man-up goal was assisted by Holden.
 
Hancock nearly tied the game for the Statesmen with 48 seconds remaining in regulation but his shot hit off the post.
 
Siena finished the game 2-for-3 with the extra man while Hobart was 4-for-7. The Statesmen had a 60-25 advantage in shots, a 17-9 lead in faceoffs, and a 30-24 edge in ground balls.
 
Hobart will be back in action next Saturday, Feb. 24, when it travels to take on Cornell. The 137th meeting of the series is scheduled to faceoff in Ithaca, N.Y., at 1 p.m.