HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. – Senior attackman Keegan Preis (Upper Falls, Md./Loyola Blakefield) became the school's all-time assists leader, but the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's lacrosse team saw their two-game win streak snapped Saturday afternoon (Mar. 1). St. Mary's College (2-2) came up short in a 10-9 non-conference road loss to Hampden-Sydney College (3-1) as H-SC's Broder Conley netted both the game-tying and game-winning goals in the final 39 seconds of the game.
 
Preis entered today's game tied with Jude Brown '22, who finished his career with a program-best 136 assists. With his first assist of the game in the fourth quarter, Preis broke the tie and overtook Brown as the all-time assists leader. Preis finished the game with two helpers and now has 138 career dimes.
 
How It Happened

• The game witnessed five lead changes and featured runs by both teams.
• The Seahawks used a 4-1 run over a 12-minute span to stake a 9-7 lead with 7:50 remaining in the game. Senior attackman Aiden Doyle (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) notched three goals in the run, including a man-up goal at 7:50 to establish a two-goal advantage.
• Davis Mack pulled the Tigers within one at 2:38 before Conley worked his magic, tying the game at nine-all with 39 seconds to go and scoring the game-winner with two ticks on the clock.
• Hampden-Sydney opened the game with three straight goals before SMCM responded with four in a row to win the first quarter, 4-3, behind a Preis hat trick.
• The hosts tallied the only goal of the second period and the two teams headed into halftime knotted at four.
• In the third frame, the two sides alternated goals, but Doyle scored the final goal of the quarter, sparking St. Mary's College's 4-1 run which gave them a 9-7 edge.

Inside the Box Score

• The Seahawks edged H-SC, 38-37, in shots and posted a +3-turnover margin (14-17).
• Hampden-Sydney earned a 27-26 margin in ground balls and won 12-of-23 face-offs.

 
St. Mary's College Game Notes

• Preis and Doyle both finished the game with three-goal hat tricks while sophomore Declan Horton (University Park, Md./DeMatha Catholic) added two scores.
• Senior captain Nate Hochrein (Baltimore, Md./Towson) contributed a goal and two assists.
• Junior defenseman Joe Szymanski (Easton, Md./Easton) led the defense with career-bests of nine ground balls and four caused turnovers.
• Junior Matteo Ciccarello (Crofton, Md./Arundel) went 10-of-21 at X with three ground balls.
• Senior Cullen McKay (Urbana, Md./Urbana) collected a season-best 13 saves as McKay registered his third straight double-digit save performance.

 
Hampden-Sydney Game Notes

• The Tigers, who received votes in this week's USILA Division III Coaches Poll, picked up their third straight win after opening 2025 with a loss.
• Conley ended the game with a three-goal hat trick while Mack chipped in two goals and an assist.
• In goal, Will Palmer came up with nine stops for the win.

Up Next for the Seahawks

• Mar. 5 at Catholic (1-2) – Washington, D.C. (Carlini Field) – 7 pm
• Mar. 8 vs. Elizabethtown (1-2) – St. Mary's City, Md. (JLR Stadium) – 1 pm

 
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