Russell Hat Trick Propels Bobcats

Senior, Ryan Russell

On a cold and rainy Frostburg night, Ryan Russell would put the Lions away with his first collegiate hat trick.

Ryan Russell has gotten back to his 2011 CAC Player of the Year form with four goals in the last two games. It didn't take him long to get the Bobcats on track as he took a feed from Shawn Baker to get in behind the Lion defense and put the Bobcats up 1-0 in the 9th minute of play. After the Russell goal play went both ways and neither team threatened too much as FSU held a slim 4-2 advantage in shots.

The second half saw the wind pick up and the play was a little sloppy, but the FSU offense started to press. It took a while to put the game away, but Russell would complete his hat trick in the 83rd and 86th minute of the match. FSU would end the game with an 18-4 advantage in shots, but the game felt closer than the box score would suggest.

We didn't quite play to level we saw on Saturday against Salisbury, but a 3-0 shutout at home against a very scrappy Altoona team is a good win. We are currently 6-0-1 and have two more upcoming non-conference games before we get back to CAC play on the 29th against Wesley.

Altoona Goals - http://youtu.be/fIE6IvzOAm4