Tied at 3-3, the #14 Middlebury men's lacrosse team tallied five unanswered goals to defeat Hamilton 14-8 on Wednesday evening from Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Patrick Jamin pushed the home squad ahead 30 seconds into the contest, scooping up a loose ball in front of the net and beating Continental goalie Jack Fried with a shot into the right panel for the 1-0 edge.
• The Panthers doubled their lead with 11:33 to go on a skipper shot from about 20 yards out from Logan White.
• Hamilton knotted the contest with goals by Frank Coyle and Carson Kraus to make the score 2-2 after the opening quarter.
• Middlebury responded with 9:51 left in the second. After a Continental turnover, White scooped up the loose ball and flicked it to Drew Dummer, who was one-on-one with the goalie. Dummer buried his shot in the right panel to put the Panthers ahead 3-2.
• The guests answered again about three minutes later on a behind-the-back shot from Coyle to tie the game at 3-3.
• Middlebury found the run it needed to end the half. John McCarthy, Finn McCarthy and Billy Curtis tallied three consecutive markers to give the Panthers a 6-3 lead at the break.
• The momentum carried over to open the third quarter. Jamin and White each earned their second tally about three minutes apart to build an 8-3 cushion at the 5:59 mark.
• Hamilton pushed back with three of the next four goals to cut the deficit to 9-6 after 45 minutes of action.
• That was as close as the visitors got, as a 5-2 surge in the final stanza gave the Panthers a 14-8 victory and pushed their winning streak to four-straight contests.

NOTES

• Curtis led the Panther offense with two goals and three assists. During the triumph, he surpassed the 100 career goal milestone, bringing his total to 101.
• The Panther faceoff unit tallied 21 victories at the X, including 18 from William Munroe.
• Middlebury earned its 28th triumph in the all-time series.

The Panthers close their homestand by hosting Colby on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.