Second-year attackman Jack Rice recorded the first hat trick of his career, but it wasn’t enough as the Chesapeake Bayhawks suffered their first loss of the season, 12-9 to visiting Ohio in front of 4,739 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Goalkeeper Tyler Fiorito turned in his third straight strong outing with 13 saves for Chesapeake (2-1), which got beaten on ground balls (31-19) and faceoffs (16-9). Attackman Ben Rubeor along with midfielders Matt Mackrides and Jovan Miller all totaled a goal and assist for the Bayhawks.
Midfielders Peter Baum and Tom Schreiber both notched hat tricks for Ohio (1-2), which led from start to finish. Attackman Jimmy Dailey, a former Bayhawk, made his first career start and also scored three goals.
“We had trouble defending their midfielders. We couldn’t short them and they ran by some of our poles. Those three guys are a handful and they dominated the game,” said Chesapeake head coach Dave Cottle, noting that Ohio’s top unit consists of three former first round draft picks in Baum, Schreiber and Kyle Harrison (one goal). “We also let Jimmy Dailey get a couple in transition. It wasn’t just one or two guys defensively for us. Everybody had a piece of it.”
The Bayhawks were without faceoff specialist Stephen Robarge, forcing Cottle to use a pair of long poles in that role. He thought the Bayhawks could have done better on both grounders and draws.
“It looked to me like we were there first on a bunch of ground balls and just missed them,” Cottle said. “We didn’t pick up the ball cleanly and I think that was the difference in the game.”
Chesapeake fell behind by five goals early in the third quarter, but closed the period with a 4-1 run to get within 11-9 going into the final period. However, Phipps made six saves in the fourth quarter as the Bayhawks were shut out over the final 15 minutes.
“We hit a bunch of pipes and Brian Phipps played very well,” Cottle said. “Offensively, I don’t think we looked as organized as we have been. I don’t think we accentuated each other’s strengths. I don’t think we dodged hard, I don’t think we ran hard.”
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