Hanover, IN - The Panthers hosted conference opponent Mt. St. Joeseph University (Lions) today in a brisk mid-afternoon match-up.

Hanover came out blazing, putting one in the back of the net in the first seventeen seconds - a goal by junior forward Omar Dizdar, assisted by freshman midfielder Cole Hubert.

The Panthers smelled blood in the water immediately, and made sure to capitalize. HC went on to score two more times in the first five minutes. Goal number two came just before the third minute of play as junior forward Omar Dizdar added to his point total for the day, assisting teammate and sophomore defender McClain Barber. Just minutes later, junior forward Omar Dizdar would once again put one past the Lions' keeper after a great ball played by sophomore midfielder Miles McMillen.

Hanover continued to stay on the prowl as the half progressed, peppering the opponent's goalkeeper with shots. Hanover's fourth goal would come in the twenty-sixth minute of play from non-other than junior forward Omar Dizdar, marking his first career hat-trick, assisted by fifth-year midfielder Xander Oschner Then, less than a minute later, junior midfielder Mateus Araujo netted his first goal of the season, making the score 5-0, HC.

Hanover closed the half with one more goal in the forty-second minute as junior defender Henrique Sambrano scored his first of the 2024 campaign, assisted by freshman forward Andrew Pavlisko. The Panthers ended the half out-shooting the Lions 21-1 (16 on goal), with 10 attempts from the corners, 5 assists on 6 goals, and leading 6-0.

The second half followed the exact same game script - the Panthers dominated time of possession, smothering the Lions' defense with a pace that felt impossible to match.

HC added 3 more goals to their total on 3 assists. The first goal of the second half was almost shot-for-shot the same as the opening goal of the contest. From kick-off, the Panthers took the ball right down the middle fo the field freshman forward Andrew Pavlisko found another assist as he connected with junior midfielder Mateus Araujo for his second of the day.

Hanover would tag on two more goals before the end of the period - one by senior forward Michael Tymkiw assisted by sophomore defender Preston Barber, and another, only this time it would be Barber scoring the goal assisted by junior midfielder Matt Burchett.

The Panthers went on to take this one 9-0, out-shooting the Lions 39 to 2, with 26 shots on frame.

The guys take the field once at home once again this Saturday, October 19th, vs Berea College. Kick-off is set for 3:30PM EST.