PITTSBURGH, Pa. – March 16, 2022 – The Chatham men's lacrosse team got off to a good start but could not keep that momentum up for the remainder of the game as it fell to Hood College 19-9. Chatham's record falls to 1-5.
 
The Cougars wasted little-to-no time getting on the scoreboard, taking just 17 seconds for senior Nicholas Guaglione to put Chatham on the board. It was followed up with a goal by first-year Justin Cook after an assist from graduate Patrick Brunner at around five minutes in. Hood struck back but the Cougars scored twice in response. Senior Adam Bleess scored all on his lonesome while first-year Rei O'Brien assisted senior Andrew Mattingly on the fourth score.
 
Hood went on to tie the game late in the first after three straight Blazer goals. Bleess and classmate Kyle Rullan scored goals 31 seconds apart, with O'Brien and first-year Ethan Rinker assisting on each tally, respectively. The score after one read 6-5 in favor of the Cougars, but that lead would not last. Chatham was outscored 5-1 in the second with Guaglione scoring the only goal. The Cougars trailed 10-7 at the break.
 
The third period was the most defensive altogether. Bleess scored his third after an assist by Rullan to kick the quarter off, and Brunner ended the third with an assisted goal from Cook, putting the Cougars behind 13-9 after three. However, Hood pulled away in the fourth for six goals to end the game.
 
Chatham was outshot 49-27 for the game and 35-17 on goal. First-year Zen Smith made 15 saves and took the loss in net, while senior Shane Gaglione finished the final 3:19 of the game and making a stop.
 
The Cougars look to rebound on Saturday, March 19 in the Love Strong 51 game against Allegheny at home beginning at 2:30.