Wesleyan University's Matt Gill posted three goals and two assists, and the Cardinals held on for a 10-8 NESCAC win against the Hamilton College Continentals at Hamilton's snowy Withiam Field on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Continentals (4-4, 1-4 NESCAC) will be back in action Wednesday, April 6 at 5 p.m. against NESCAC foe Middlebury College at Hamilton's Withiam Field.
 
Britt Defeo '22 led the Hamilton offense with three goals and two assists. Troy Pollock '25 chipped in two goals and one assist, and Rowan Brumbaugh '23 added one goal and one assist. Christian Byrne '24 and Jayme Wilde '25 tallied one goal apiece and Wilde caused two turnovers. Marc Welch '22 led the Continentals with seven ground balls and caused two turnovers, and Nick Taylor '24 forced a pair of turnovers as well. Seamus Fagan '23 recorded 15 saves and picked up four ground balls.
 
Nationally ranked No. 17 Wesleyan (6-2, 2-2) received three goals and an assist from Jake Sexton. Spencer Robbins scored twice, had one assist and collected seven ground balls. Sam Jean dished out three assists and Justin Hazard contributed a goal and six ground balls. Tyler Campbell won 8 of 9 faceoffs and grabbed five ground balls, and Colin Hanley recorded 14 saves.
 
The Cardinals scored four times on seven extra-man opportunities while Hamilton was limited to just two man-up chances. Wesleyan won 15 of 21 faceoffs.
 
The Cardinals opened the third quarter with three straight goals and opened up their largest lead at 8-4 with 7:26 left. Defeo connected on a pass from Charlie Ratner '23 for Hamilton's only goal of the quarter with 4:27 remaining.
 
Hamilton trailed 8-5 going into the final 15 minutes, but a ground ball pickup and a goal by Wilde pulled the Continentals within two just 18 seconds into the fourth quarter. The Cardinals secured another man-up goal with 11:52 to go when Sexton scored on a feed from Gill.
 
Hamilton made one last push late in the fourth. After a save by Fagan and a successful clear, Defeo found Brumbaugh for a goal with 5:56 left. Defeo's third goal, on a pass from Pollock, pulled the Continentals within 9-8 with 4:19 remaining.
 
Wesleyan restored its two-goal advantage 31 seconds later when CK Giancola found the back of the net following a Hamilton faceoff violation. Hamilton produced eight shots the rest of the way but didn't get any closer. Fagan stopped seven shots in the fourth quarter alone.
 
Hamilton took its only lead at 2-1 with two goals 26 seconds apart midway through the first quarter. Pollock tied the score and Defeo put the Continentals in front with 6:23 to go. Wesleyan scored the next four goals -- three of which were man-up scores -- and led the rest of the way. The Cardinals held a 3-2 edge after one and owned a slim 5-4 lead at the half.
 
The Continentals were behind 5-2 midway through the second quarter, but Pollock made it 5-3 with his second goal on an assist from Brumbaugh with 5:59 left. Byrne drew Hamilton within a goal with just under a minute remaining on a pass from Defeo.