WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – A hot start out of the gates led visiting Harvard past Hartford men's lacrosse, 16-9, on Saturday morning. Senior Dylan Jinks paced the Hawks (0-4) with his third hat trick of the season, adding an assist for four points, while Austin Madronic and Kyle Salvatore netted three goals apiece to lead the Crimson's (1-3) offense.

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HARVARD 16, HARTFORD 9
Harvard came out of the opening faceoff hot, rallying for eight of the game's first nine goals to take a significant lead with 5:24 left until halftime. Jinks would end a 6-0 Crimson run with his first of three scores on the day, but Harvard tacked on two more goals before the end of the half to take a 10-2 lead at the break.
 
Back-to-back scores— including a man-up tally by sophomore Owen Trepeta — pulled the Hawks within six (11-5) with 8:46 left in the third. But Hartford wouldn't come any closer, as Harvard scored three of the next four to put the game out of reach.
 
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES

• Freshman Andrew Boniface and Trepeta also finished with multiple goals with two apiece.
• Hartford held a 15-12 edge in faceoffs, with junior Nolan Little going 7-of-9 and classmate Nicholas Vazquez adding eight wins (8-for-17). 
• Kyle Massimilian went 12-of-24 from the X for Harvard.
• Cam Logan made his debut in goal for the Hawks, finishing with 12 saves, while Kyle Mullin registered eight saves in the winning effort.

 
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford hits the road for a midweek tilt at Manhattan. The Hawks and Jaspers are slated for a 7 p.m. opening faceoff from Gaelic Park on Tuesday.