GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart Lacrosse outscored visiting Robert Morris 7-2 in the second quarter to break open a tie game on the way to a 15-10 non-conference win on Boswell Field this afternoon. Beset by injuries to veteran starters, it was a quartet of underclassmen that shown brightest for the Statesmen on a rainy day at Boswell Field.
 
First-year Chris Patterson posted a game-high seven points on three goals and four assists. Classmate Mike Valent controlled the faceoff X, winning 16-of-22, collected a game-high 12 ground balls and scored twice. Sophomore David Peterkin logged his second straight hat trick. First-year goalie Elhanan Wilson turned back 10 of the 18 shots he faced to earn the win in 53 minutes of work.
 
Elliott Holden (4 gls) and Ben Starkey (3 gls) accounted for seven of the Colonials' 10 goals. No other visitor had more than a single point. RMU used three goalies. Nate Fetcher got the start and made five first half saves. Liam Rosenthal played most of the second half, making six saves on 10 shots on goal.
 
KEY STATS

• Hobart outshot Robert Morris 52-35, collected more ground balls 36-20 and won 21-of-28 faceoffs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Starkey opened the scoring for the Colonials, but Hobart countered with four straight goals.
• Peterkin tied the game less than a minute after Starkey's goal and then put Hobart in the lead less than two minutes later.
• First-year Colden Swisher netted his first career goal off Peterson's first assist followed by Peterson's first goal of the game.
• RMU roared back with three straight goals to tie it before the end of the opening quarter.
• Valent won the faceoff to start the second quarter and went straight to the cage, recording his first collegiate goal.
• That sparked a three-goal flurry by Hobart in a span of just 84 seconds.
• After an offensive lull by both team, Holden scored to make it a 7-5 game, but the Statesmen answered with a three-goal burst in just over two minutes. Senior Anthony Dattellas netted a pair of goals to start the run followed by the first of two goals by junior James Greene.
• The teams each scored once more before the break as Hobart carried an 11-6 lead into halftime.
• The second half had a much slower pace with each side scoring four times and the Statesmen keeping the Colonials at bay. RMU never got closer than four goals down.

 
PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE
 
 
 
GAME NOTES

• Hobart improved to 8-5 all-time against Robert Morris.
• Today's five goal margin of victory marks just the fourth time in the series that a team has won by more than two goals.
• Patterson's seven-point game is the most points by a Statesman since Dattellas had seven points (4-3) against Robert Morris last season.

 
ON THE ROAD AGAIN

• Hobart will head to Albany next weekend. The Statesmen will face the Great Danes at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 9. It will be the first meeting between the two teams.