ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa – After a scoreless opening half, Messiah tallied three unanswered goals to earn the 3-0 victory Wednesday night in non-conference action.

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With the loss, Elizabethtown falls to 4-3-1, while the Falcons improve to 5-2-2 in the 56th meeting between the two rivals.

Sophomore Luke Groothoff paced Messiah, registering a goal and an assist while Junior Trevor Goodling and sophomore Lukas Kokolios each scored unassisted goals.

After a back and forth opening half that saw the Falcons hold a slight edge in shots (6-5), the visitors wasted little time getting on the board in the second half, as Groothoff found Goodling with a pass across the top of the Blue Jays 18. Goodling fired a shot that deflected off an Elizabethtown defender and into the back of net for the 1-0 advantage.

Messiah pushed its lead to two almost exactly 10 minutes later, as Kokolios found space 25 yards out and rocketed a shot into the left side of the net, putting the Falcons up 2-0.

Groothoff finished the scoring for Messiah in the 65th minute, handing the Falcons the 3-0 victory.

Freshman Kelvin Del Cid (4-3-1) made four saves on 15 shots for the Blue Jays.

Senior Nate Flanders (5-2-2) recorded six saves on 10 shots.

Elizabethtown opens Landmark play at home this Saturday, Sept. 28 against Susquehanna. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.