The Keuka College Men’s Lacrosse team lost an Empire 8 Conference game at Nazareth University on Wednesday 26-7.
Austin Holsclaw (Queensbury, N.Y. / Queensbury) recorded a hat trick with three goals for Keuka College (3-7, 0-4 Empire 8).
Nazareth University 26 vs. Keuka College 7
The Golden Flyers scored in the first minute and opened the game with six straight against the Wolves. Logan Crannell (Oswego, N.Y. / Oswego) set up Austin Holsclaw for Keuka’s first goal with six seconds left in the first to make it 6-1 after one.
The Wolves struck first in the second half. Harrison Root (Jefferson, N.J. / Jefferson Township) caused a Nazareth turnover. Holsclaw picked up the ground ball and scored for Keuka to make it 6-2. However, Nazareth responded with seven goals in the quarter to lead 16-2 at the half.
Nazareth College outscored the Wolves 3-1 in the third quarter with Mitchell Wise (Greece, N.Y. / Hilton)getting the goal.
The Green and Gold added four goals in the final quarter. Keuka won the faceoff and the combination of Crannell to Holsclaw struck again to make it 19-4. Nazareth would answer in the same fashion, however, with a goal 11 seconds later. The teams traded goals back and forth with Harrison Root and Tre Lloyd (Canandaigua, N.Y. / Canandaigua Academy) scoring for the Wolves. Aiden Nice (Palmyra, N.Y. / Palmyra-Macedon)closed the scoring for the Wolves, scoring on the man-up, but the Wolves would fall to Nazareth 26-7.
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves will be back in action at home on Saturday afternoon as Keuka College hosts Russell Sage College at 1 p.m. at the Jephson Community Athletic Complex.
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