LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee had 16 different goal-scorers en route to a 24-1 victory over Hood College in men's lacrosse action on Monday afternoon at Wilson Field.

The Generals (2-3) jumped out to a 12-0 halftime lead on the strength of four first-half points (3 g, 1 a) by junior attackman Ned Rider (Manakin-Sabot, Va./Collegiate) and cruised to the 23-goal victory, the team's largest margin of victory since a 24-1 win over Guilford during the 2001 campaign.

Rider, senior attackman Grant Martin (Towson, Md./Calvert Hall) and freshman attackman Max Mancuso (Northport, N.Y./Northport) led W&L with four points each. Martin tallied one goal and three assists, while Mancuso had two goals and two helpers. Freshman attackman Will Keigler (Timonium, Md./Gilman) notched two goals and one assist, while senior midfielder Bose Bratton (Raleigh, N.C./Woodberry Forest), senior defenseman Jesse Ford (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County), junior attackman Will Englehart (Cockeysville, Md./Dulaney) and sophomore attackman Seth Fishman (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Haverford) each added two goals. Sophomore Alex Heaton (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) started and played the first three quarters in goal, making two saves. Freshman Matt Mason (Gladwyne, Pa./St. Mark's (Mass.)) played the final 15 minutes in goal, making one save and allowing the Blazers' lone tally.

Freshman Ricardo Gomez (Germantown, Md./Northwest) got Hood (0-6) on the board with an unassisted goal at the 7:58 mark of the fourth quarter. Junior Sam Hofmann (Mechanicsville, Md./Chopticon) played the entire game in goal, registering 22 saves.

Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it plays Franklin & Marshall at St. Paul's School in Brooklandville, Md. The game is slated to begin at 1:00 pm.

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LEXINGTON, Va.--Freshman Ricardo Gomez scored the lone goal for the Hood College men's lacrosse team in a 24-1 defeat at the hands of the Washington & Lee Generals Monday afternoon in a non-conference game. Hood slips to 0-6 on the season while the Generals move to 2-3.

Gomez's first career goal in the blue and gray came at the 7:58 mark of the fourth quarter. Blazer goalie Sam Hofmann put forth a valiant effort in the cage, stopping 22 shots on the afternoon.

Hood returns to action Wednesday against another opponent from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, the Randolph-Macon College Yellow Jackets, at 3:30 p.m. in Ashland, Va.

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Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Hood................  0  0  0  1 -  1
Washington and Lee..  5  7  8  4 - 24
 
Hood SCORING:
GOALS: Ricardo Gomez 1.
ASSISTS: None.
 
Washington and Lee SCORING:
GOALS: Ned Rider 3; Max Mancuso 2; Will Keigler 2; Seth Fishman 2;
       Bose Bratton 2; Jesse Ford 2; Will Englehart 2; Grant
       Martin 1; Geoff Marks 1; Tim Skeen 1; Seldon Clarke 1;
       Lee McLaughlin 1; Steve Raymond 1; Colton Payne 1; Deets
       Hoffman 1; Tyler Chapin 1.
ASSISTS: Grant Martin 3; Max Mancuso 2; Harry St. John 2; Matt
         Arcati 1; Austin Colpini 1; Kevin Feeney 1; Will
         Keigler 1; Tyler Lenczuk 1; Geoff Marks 1; Ned Rider 1;
         Spotty Robins 1; Jim Ryan 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Hood................  2  4  3  7 - 16
Washington and Lee.. 15 18 18  9 - 60
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  3  4  Tot
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Hood................ 14 13 14 10 - 51
Washington and Lee.. 18 20 23 19 - 80
 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Hood................  2-6   4-8   4-9   1-6  - 11-29
Washington and Lee..  4-6   4-8   5-9   5-6  - 18-29
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Hood................  5-10  4-9   5-8   2-4  - 16-31
Washington and Lee..  6-6   8-8   6-8   2-4  - 22-26
 
EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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Hood................  0-2   0-0   0-0   0-0  -  0-2
Washington and Lee..  0-1   0-0   1-1   0-2  -  1-4
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Hood................  9  6  3  4 - 22
Washington and Lee..  0  2  0  1 -  3
 
PENALTIES - Hood 4/3:30; Washington and Lee 2/1:00.

2007-03-12