WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Senior midfielder Aiden Herman (West End, N.C./Pinecrest) scored a career-high six goals to help the Washington & Jefferson men's lacrosse team roll to a 17-9 victory over visiting Bethany College in Presidents' Athletic Conference action Wednesday night. 

Herman was backed by teammates Paul Shook (Camp Hill, Pa. / Trinity) and Carter Watts (Gilbertsville, Pa. / Boyertown), who both recorded hat tricks with three goals apiece during the win. 

The Presidents began the game with an offensive flurry. The Red and Black opened the game with four-straight goals over the first seven-plus minutes. Shook scored the middle two goals during the opening run. After a non-releasable illegal equipment penalty was called against the Presidents, the Bison were able to secure a pair of man-up goals to trim into the Presidents' lead. The goals, which were scored 20 seconds apart, were during a run that helped the Bison trim the W&J lead to 5-3 after 15 minutes of play. 

Following a Bison goal just 15 seconds into the second quarter, the Presidents seized control of the match. Herman and Watts both scored twice during a 6-1 W&J run over the final 10:58 of the quarter. Braden Petrarco (North Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin) scored with just before the second quarter horn sounded to extend the W&J lead to 11-5 at halftime. 

The Red and Black continued to control the game in the second half. Herman scored twice in the third as W&J outpaced Bethany by a 5-1 margin in the third quarter. Herman added one final scoring tally early in the fourth. 

Herman managed a game-high seven points in the victory. Shook finished with three goals and three assists in a six-point effort. 

Nathan Petrarco (North Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin) scored twice and accounted for a game-high four assists. Petrarco chipped in three ground balls and two caused turnovers. 

Austin Hopkins (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) continued his strong defensive work. Hopkins had game highs in ground balls (8) and caused turnovers (4). 

Ronin Keane (Medford, Mass. / Arlington Catholic) won 11 face-off attempts and tallied eight ground balls. 

Henry Beardwood (Wilmington, Del. / Salesianum School) earned the win in goal and made five saves. 

W&J (1-1 PAC, 2-6 overall) travels to Thiel College for another conference tilt on Saturday, April 6. Start time is slated for 3 p.m.