ST. DAVIDS, Pa.– Eastern University Men's Lacrosse scored nine times in each half on the way to a convincing 18-10 home win over the Hartwick College Hawks. Nicholas Fanelli led the Eagles with five goals and a pair of assists. He is one of only six players in the NCAA with that number and the only Division III player currently playing to get that number at just one school.

The Eagles (3-6) scored the opener on a nice-back-handed effort from Nicholas Fanelli and then answered a Hartwick man-up goal with a man-up tally of their own. Nicholas Fanelli found Nick Litzenberger for a step-down shot. That goal sparked a seven-goal Eastern run.

Brennan Kaut scored on a dodge. Then Avery Porter wrapped in his first of four on the day. Christopher Fanelli picked up a rebound for his 17th of the year before Nicholas Fanelli picked up his third point of the day on a restart goal with only three seconds left in the first quarter. Up 6-1, the Eagles controlled possession by winning half the faceoffs and forcing seven Hartwick turnovers. The Eagles had an 18-to-6 edge in first-quarter shots.

Porter and Gavin Stark scored to open the second quarter, but the visiting Hawks found some momentum and scored four of the final five goals of the half to pull to within 9-5 at the break. Connor Bachman had the only Eastern goal in the run.

The Eagles opened the second half on man-up, but the Hawks took advantage of a turnover for a mad-down goal to pull within three only 20 seconds into the second half.

The Eagles did not score on the extra-man chance, but Nicholas Fanelli scored soon after the penalty expired. Porter then added a pair of goals. The second, a big step-down finish came off a pass from Jake Vitone. With his four goal effort, Porter now has 149 career points. He moves in front of Eric Waibel on the Eastern career points list. Christopher Fanelli is at 148 points and is tied for ninth with Waibel.

The Eastern lead stretched to 13-6 on Nicholas Fanelli's milestone goal and Bachman added another for an eight-goal lead with four minutes to play in the third. The Hawks scored in response, but Brett Williamson scored off a pass from Ryan Drobnick with ten seconds left in the third for a 15-7 edge.

Both Fanellis scored in the fourth and Andrew Collins scored late in a possession clock for the final Eastern goal of the game.

Ethan Myers made nine stops in picking up the win. Zachary Klym made one save in his nearly five minutes in goal, and Ben Connolly made three stops in less than two minutes.

The Eagles will have a full week to prepare to host Stevenson next Saturday. The two teams have met in the MAC Commonwealth Semifinals in each of the past two seasons.