EMMITSBURG, Md.  (February 15, 2023) – Mount St. Mary's faced the #12 ranked Delaware Blue Hens on Wednesday, putting up a strong initial challenge until the visitors pulled away in the second half. The final was 15-6, dropping the Mount to 0-3 on the year.
 
Jeremy Wilson and Jared McMahon blasted two goals for the Mountaineers, with McMahon adding an assist for three points. TJ Gravante and Ben Ward supplied their first collegiate scores during the contest as well. Goalkeeper Griffin McGinley bumped up his save percentage on the year with a season-high 14 stops.
 
Delaware received multi-goal efforts from three players, led by JP Ward, who added four assists for eight points on the day. The Blue Hens improve to 2-0 this year.
 
Although the stats show it was a wire-to-wire finish, Mount St. Mary's managed to keep proceedings close up to the second half. Delaware went up 3-0 before McMahon's first on the day got the Mount on the board. The graduate student's second pulled the home side back within two early in the second. Gravante's goal halved the deficit as the teams went into the locker room, 6-3 in favor of Delaware.  
 
The visiting Blue Hens strung together a 4-0 run out of halftime, in effect cementing the contest. Wilson's two goals brought the Mount back within five but that would be as close as they would get. Delaware put the finishing touches in the fourth, outscoring the Mountaineers by a 5-1 margin.
 
The Mount hits the road to face NJIT this Saturday (Feb. 18) with a 2 p.m. start time.