The College of Wooster men's lacrosse team ended their two-game trip in Michigan on Saturday with a 14-6 loss to Hope College.
 
A competitive first quarter put Wooster down by just one goal, but it became Hope's game to lose with an 8-4 lead at halftime.
 
Wooster shortened that lead by a goal in the third, but Hope scored a pair of goals to start the fourth, pushing its lead to five and outscoring the Scots 6-1 in the quarter.
 
Jack Holub led Wooster with two goals, scoring the game's first and tying the game at 2-2. His lone assist came on the next goal when Austin Jourde made it a 3-2 game with 4:24 left in the first quarter.
 
Rowan Piani scored the first goal of the second quarter to make it a 4-4 game. Lane Kellogg fed him with the assist, giving him 109 for his career for a tie for second in program history.
 
Owen Thompson scored Wooster's lone goal in the third, and Luke Budd capped off Wooster's scoring in the fourth.
 
Dominic Cuda had a solid outing with team-highs of eight ground balls and seven caused turnovers.
 
Hope was led by five goals from Preston Hoexum and another four from Gibson Heethuis.
 
Wooster goalie Case Lowery made 14 saves, while Hope was led by 10 saves from Jack Balmforth.
 
Hope outshot Wooster 43-37 and won 18-of-23 faceoff opportunities. Wooster had a clear rate at 16-of-26, while Hope succeeded in 13 of its 18 chances.
 
The MIAA preseason favorite Hope stays undefeated at 4-0, while Wooster drops to 4-2.
 
Next, Wooster embarks on its spring break trip to Texas where they will open with a match against UMass Boston on March 15.