WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University men's lacrosse team (0-2) played its second game of the season and fell to RPI (2-0) by a 20-4 margin on Wednesday night from Granger Field.

How it Happened

• Senior Noah Skole and junior John D'Eufemia applied early pressure on the RPI defense with shots that were saved and Skole had another shot saved with 8:12 to go in the first as RPI led 3-0.
• Sophomore Colin Howard hit the post on a shot with 6:44 remaining and senior netminder Ryan Mickelson made a nice save with 2:21 left in the first in what was now a 6-0 contest.
• Senior Benjamin Hollerbach scored Clark's first goal of the night with 1:06 to go in the first quarter and first-year Mason Kaufmann found the back of the net with 0:22 remaining in the first as Clark trailed 7-2 after one quarter of play.
• Mickelson recorded four saves early in the second quarter and Hollerbach scored a man-up goal off a pass from junior Declan Fitzpatrick with 3:55 left in the second in what was a 10-3 game and RPI took a 11-3 lead into the half.
• Senior Mark Zito put a shot on goal after winning a faceoff that was saved and junior Dylan Harloff recorded two saves in the third quarter before Skole netted the final goal in the night in the fourth quarter off a pass from Fitzpatrick as Clark fell to RPI.

Inside the Box Score

• Hollerbach led the team with two goals, which went as his second and third of the season.
• Kaufmann and Skole added the other two goals.
• Fitzpatrick recorded a pair of assists.
• Junior Zackary Conant and Kaufmann led the team with four ground balls each.
• Mickelson recorded nine saves.
• Clark collected 46 ground balls, won 11 face offs, and attempted 28 shots.

What's Next

Clark will complete its three-game homestand on Saturday night when they welcome Roger Williams to Granger Field for a game beginning at 7:00 p.m.