AMHERST, Mass. – The High Point men's lacrosse team competed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals on Thursday evening. Taking it down to the wire against the Richmond Spiders in the last seconds of the game, the Panthers came up one goal short, 11-10.

"I was really proud of the way our guys competed tonight and this season," Head Coach Jon Torpey stated. "I'm truly blessed to coach the most amazing group of guys and work with such a terrific staff. Our seniors gave us their heart and souls these last 4-5 years and it was an honor sharing a sideline with them. One remarkable thing about our culture/program we have here is the fact that since the inception of our program we have never had an issue with a parent, and quite the contrary they have all become great friends of our staff, nor have we ever had a guy graduate that doesn't feel like a son. I'm the luckiest guy in the world. While it's tough to see them go out this way, I wouldn't trade the time we had together for anything. I love our guys and can't thank them enough for making HPU, our program and myself better."
 
Site: Garber Field
Score: No. 3 seed High Point 10, No. 2 seed Richmond 11
Records: High Point (9-6, 3-2), Richmond (10-5, 4-1)
 
Richmond got off to a strong start in the first quarter, going up 4-0 to hold HPU scoreless in the first 15 minutes of play. The Panthers were held to five shots as the Spiders registered two saves.
 
A beast was awoken in the second quarter by the Panthers. Dominating on the offense, five goals in a span 13 minutes tied the game at five all. All five goals were scored by five different players, including Jack Sawyer, Ryan Hynes, Matt Lutzel, Tyler Baird and Jack VanOverbeke.
 
After being tied at the half, the remainder of the game stayed close with four more tie ups before the final horn.
 
Sawyer started the third quarter off with a quick goal off the initial face-off win from Collin Hoben. Richmond answered at the three-minute mark to make it six all.
 
Both teams scored another goal before the end of the third quarter as Nick Murphy netted his first of the game after being left wide open.
 
Brayden Mayea took the lead in the fourth quarter to make it 8-7 after shooting it between the goalies' legs. He later tied the game at nine all with another nasty goal.
 
The game was tied with two minutes left to go. The Spiders scored a goal to go up 10-9 at the 1:54 mark. With plenty of time left on the clock, the equalizer from Sawyer was shot wide.
 
Richmond capitalized on a High Point turnover and netted a goal at the 14 second mark. Not giving up, Hoben won the face-off and raced down the field to put the Panthers back within one point with nine seconds left on the clock.
 
Winning the final face-off of the game, the Panthers were unable to get a shot off to tie the game.
 
Overall, High Point dominated on the face-off, going 17-25, led by Hoben with 14 wins himself.
 
This concludes the Panthers 2024 season, ending with a 9-7 overall record and a 3-2 record in conference.