THE FACTS
McDaniel (1-0) 10, Delaware Valley (0-1) 8
What: Non-Conference men's lacrosse game
When: Saturday, Feb. 15
Where: Westminster, Md.

THE SKINNY STORY
McDaniel used a 4-0 third quarter after Delaware Valley had drawn even just before halftime to open the season with a 10-8 victory.

THE LEADERS
• Joey Conklin (Westminster, Md./Westminster) led the Green Terror with three goals, an assist and five ground balls.
• Cooper Archambault (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) added two goals.
• Bryce Brookhart (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron) chipped in a pair of goals.

FOR THE FOES
• Nic Brown led the Aggies with 17 saves in goal.
• PJ Rafferty led the attack with two goals.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Bryce Brookhart finished a quick Joey Conklin pass in transition for a 1-0 lead just 2:17 into the game. Cooper Archambault made a move up high and finished to double the advantage a minute later. Dylan Brasch cut the deficit in half directly off the ensuing faceoff. Micah Brooks (Woolford, Md./Cambridge South Dorchester) found Conklin for a 3-1 lead with 9:07 on the clock before a Chris Deardon unassisted tally once again made it a one-goal game. Brooks and Noah Longest (Ocean View, Del./Caesar Rodney) each scored in the final 5:14 of the quarter for a 5-2 lead.
• After PJ Rafferty and Jackson Reilly (Churchton, Md./Southern) traded goals 1:23 apart for a 6-3 game with 8:30 to play in the second quarter, three different Aggies scored in the final 6:08, including Ben Napieralski in the final 30 seconds, to draw the visitors even at the break.
• Back-to-back Conklin goals two minutes apart put McDaniel back in front with 8:38 showing in the third quarter. Just 31 seconds later, Brookhart netted his second of the day before Archambault found the top-right corner for a 10-6 lead with 33.7 seconds remaining.
• Rafferty found Brett Ziegler with 5:30 to play in the fourth quarter before a Matt Waibel unassisted tally 67 seconds later set the final margin.

THE INSIDE STORY
• It was the first hat trick of Joey Conklin's career.
• Jakob Katzen (Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Friends) and Casey Hammond (Paoli, Pa./Coatesville Area) split time in goal. Katzen made seven saves in the first half while Hammond had six stops in the second half.
• Zach Shrift (Hershey, Pa./Hershey Area) chipped in three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• McDaniel had a 39-37 edge in shots and 23-22 edge in ground balls.

NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at Mary Washington on Wednesday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.