Box Score ALAMOSA, Colo. (March 15,2015)—The Adams State University Grizzlies squared off against the Rockhurst University Hawk, who went into this game with a 4-0 record (2-0 WILA).
 
The Grizzlies got off to a strong start early in the first quarter with Jamison Bobo netting the first goal of the game at 13:31.
 
The Grizzlies would manage to hold on to their 1-0 by displaying a strong defense, but the Hawks ended up tying the game up with 5:09 left in the first, with Blake Foerster netting the first goal for Rckhurst off of a Shea Radel assist. Shortly after at 4:21, Foerster would strike again, this time with teammate Jake Martin on the assist.
 
Late into the first, Rockhurst scored again at 1:52 off of a Michael Beckham goal. Martin would tally another assist. The Hawks would go into the second quarter with a two- goal cushion.
 
Rockhurst would draw the first blood in the second with Chris Schveninger netting his first goal of the game fourty-five seconds into the quarter to bring the score to 4-1.
 
The Hawks didn't relent, as Martin would net his first goal of the game off of a Foerster assist at 11:02.
 
Danny Mayes would net the Grizzlies' second goal of the game at 8:41, while teammate John Beedle, off an assist by Bobo would help close the gap and make the score 5-3.
 
The two goal deficit would turn into three with Rockhurst's Beckham and Foerster teaming up to net the Hawk's sixth goal of the contest at 7:07.
 
The Grizzlies were awarded an extra-man opportunity as the Hawks took an illegal slashing penalty, which saw Beedle capitalize off of a pass by Josh Peterman, to once again bring the Grizzlies back within two.
 
The rest of the second quarter would see lots of dominance on both sides of the field, as heading into the half, the score still remained 6-4.
 
The third quarter saw ASU take control of the ball and bring the score to 6-5 with Nick Bagatti score his first goal of the contest with an assist by Mayes at 12:10.
 
Rockhurst would counteract this goal at 10:37, with Patrick Haviland netting his first goal of the game and once again creating a two goal deficit by making the score 7-5.
However, Adams State would go on to tie the game at seven with two goals being scored within a minute of each other with Bagatti netting his second goal of the contest (7:47) and Seth Stowell teaming up with Mayes (6:34) to net his first goal of the game and to tie it up.
 
Hawk's Schveninger would net his first of the game at 5:56 to snap the tie and give Rockhurst another one goal lead. The Hawks would not be deterred as Aaron Horvat scored his first of the contest at 2:56 and bring the score to 9-7.
 
The Grizzlies would take a costly penalty in the dying minutes of the game that would award the Hawks with a man-up opportunity that would see Beckham net his third goal to give Rockhurst a 10-7 lead heading into the final stanza.
 
Rockhurst would begin the fourth quarter a man up on Adams State. The Hawks would capitalize off of this opportunity with Martin netting his second goal of the game just twenty- five seconds into the fourth, creating a four- goal deficit.
 
Mayes would close the gap at 10:51, when he netted his second goal of the game. With a holding penalty called on Rockhurst (8:53), Beedle was able to take advantage of the man-up opportunity and net his third goal of the game bringing the score to 11-9.
 
However, the Hawks would get that point back just thirty-six seconds later, with Haviland netting his second goal of the game, giving Rockhurst another three-point cushion.
 
The Hawks would take an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that would yet again award the Grizzlies with a man-up opportunity. This time, Bagatti would capitalize and score his third goal of the game at 6:12, bringing the score to 12-10.
 
Two minutes later, the Hawks' Schveninger tallied his second goal of the game to give Rockhurst a 13-10 lead.
 
The last goal of the game, and for the Grizzlies would come from Mayes with 1:43 left in the contest. The final score was 13-11.
 
"Overall, I'm pleased with our compete level for the most part.  When we were down by a few goals, we battled our way back into the game.  However, we can't allow ourselves to be in those situations.  Simple mistakes that we know will hurt us were committed and ultimately they did.  We cannot afford to play catch up all the time.  Plays here and there at different points in the game cost us either on the scoreboard or in terms of possessions.  We need to eliminate those costly plays and we need to do so right away."  Said Head Coach Jason Levesque after the game.
 
"With a quick turnaround for our next game, we need to put this one behind us quickly and look to play a more complete game on both sides of the ball.  With smarter shot selections and better team defense I feel we'll allow ourselves to be in a better position to get the result we're working towards." 
 
The Grizzlies' next game is against Vassar College (NY) in Colorado Springs on March 17,2015 at 11:00 am.