Ibezim
Paola Nogueras
Ibezim Scores Four, Including Game-Winner in Rosemont Victory
9
Hood HOOD 0-1
10
Winner Rosemont RCML 1-0
Hood HOOD
0-1
9
Final
10
Rosemont RCML
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hood HOOD 3 2 2 2 9
Rosemont RCML 1 1 2 6 10

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Ben Gluckman

Ravens Win Dramatic Season Opener

Five-Goal Rally, Score Winning Goal With 1.8 Seconds Remaining

The Basics
  • Final Score: Rosemont 10, Hood 9
  • Records: Rosemont 1-0, Hood 0-1.
  • The Ravens scored the final five goals of the game in a span of 6:19 to steal the win over the Blazers
  • First time the program has won a season-opener, and the first time the Ravens have defeated the Blazers.
  • Location: Rosemont, Pa. – Ravens Athletic Complex

How It Happened
  • The Blazers opened up the scoring with 11:17 on the clock in the first and followed with another goal 4:35 later to start off with a 2-0 advantage. The Ravens answered on a goal by captain Stephen Licata to get to within a goal, but Hood would score an extra-man goal with just three seconds remaining in the quarter to grab a 3-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
  • Captain Ralph Ibezim inched the Ravens back to within a goal, scoring with 10:54 remaining in the period to make the score 3-2. But Hood held Rosemont off of the scoreboard for the remainder of the second quarter while scoring two goals of their own to end the half ahead of the home side by three goals, 5-2.
 
  • The two teams would alternate scoring goals in the third quarter. Anthony Bottoms scored with 5:17 on the clock to make the score 6-3, and Licata would score on a feed from Bottoms to end the quarter with the Ravens trailing 7-4.
 
  • After an Ibezim goal from Licata got the Ravens back to within a pair, trailing 7-5, things started to look bleak in the fourth quarter when Hood would score twice, putting the Ravens in a 9-5 hole with 10:53 left in the game. From that point the Ravens took control, starting with a goal from Zach Bowe off of a Rasool Smith pass with 6:21 left. A Tyler Ferrara score from Bowe with 5:49 remaining was followed by another Rosemont goal, this time another from Ibezim with 3:01 left in the game as the Ravens could see their way to the clearing, trailing by a goal, 9-8. With 1:12 left in the contest, Zach Bowe fed Licata for another score to knot the game. A late unnecessary roughness penalty on the Blazers gave the Ravens the final 17 seconds of the game with an extra-man opportunity. They made the most of that opportunity, with Ibezim cashing in on a Licata pass with 1.8 seconds left on the clock as the Ravens completed the comeback victory by scoring the final five goals of the contest.
 
Ravens' Top Performers
  • Ralph Ibezim scored four goals, including the game-winner, on six shots taken.
  • Stephen Licata tallied a hat trick for the Ravens, adding two assists for five points on the afternoon.
  • Zach Bowe was key to the Ravens getting on offense, winning 12 of 19 faceoffs and claiming 13 ground balls overall.
  • Kiefer Paul was solid in goal, stopping 13 of 22 Hood shots-on-goal and earning the win.
 
For the Blazers
  • Alex Villegas scored a hat trick on four shots to lead Hood with three points.
  • Grayson Zubradt and Eddie Somerville each cashed in on two goals.
  • Patrick O'Brien assisted on two of the Blazer goals.
  • John Hoffman took the loss in goal, stopping 15 of 25 Rosemont shots-on-goal.
 
Stats of the Game
  • Rosemont won 61% of the faceoffs.
  • The Ravens were credited with four more ground balls than Hood (31 vs. 27).
  • Rosemont outshot the Blazers by a 38-32 count.
  • The Ravens scored six goals in the fourth quarter. The last time that Rosemont scored six goals in a quarter was in the fourth quarter of a 13-5 win over Neumann on 4/8/2015.
Up Next
The Ravens will host Manhattanville College in a non-conference game on Wednesday, 2/24. The game against the Valiants is scheduled for a 4:00pm faceoff.
 
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