GRANTHAM, PA. – The Messiah University men’s lacrosse team held off a late rally from the Hood College Blazers to win their 2024 MAC Commonwealth opener, 14-12 on Saturday afternoon. After the Blazers jumped to a 3-1 lead in the first quarter, the Falcons responded with five straight goals to close the first quarter up, 6-3. The scoring slowed down in the second quarter with the Falcons outscoring the Blazers 2-1 to take an 8-4 lead into the half. The Blazers outscored the Falcons 4-3 in both the third and fourth quarter, but timely goals from the Falcons allowed them…