Photo: Jocelyn Kline

Saturday, Feb. 15, the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team hosted their season opener against the United States Coast Guard Academy. The Blue Jays took a 13-8 win against their opponent.

Sophomore Micah Ballew led the team with a game high of five goals. Ballew also had an assist, giving him a total of six points for the game. Following behind Ballew was senior Mike DiGenova, who walked away with a total of three goals for the team.

Sophomore Danny Gilbert started in the face-off. He picked up 13 ground balls and won 18-24 face-offs.

The first goal of the game came from the Bears with 9:52 left in the first quarter, followed closely by three goals made by Ballew. The end of the first quarter was 3-2 Etown.

Sophomore Nick Cost brought in a goal early in the second quarter. That led to another goal at the end of the quarter by junior Thomas Palen. The score at halftime was 5-2.

In the third quarter, Coast Guard tried to catch up to the Blue Jays’ lead, but Etown played well and kept their lead throughout the remainder of the game.

Senior goalkeeper Tom Mahoney made a total of 16 saves and only allowed eight goals. This was all against a team who averaged about 13 goals last season per game.

The team will be back on Wolf Field Saturday, Feb. 22 against St. Mary’s College of Maryland. The game is set to start at 2 p.m.