Kody Rivera knows that results for Bethlehem Catholic's lacrosse program can be measured in a variety of ways. With the Hawks being a new program in the area, competing in a growing sport is an arduous task for an inexperienced team.

So, despite finishing the spring 1-13, Rivera and the Hawks will keep their eyes towards the future of getting better and producing results.

"I think the program grew tremendously this year by playing better team lacrosse," said Rivera. "By playing as a whole team and not relying on a single player, every player in every position got better and contributed to the future success of this program."

Injuries are part of sports and unfortunately the Hawks were dealt with an early season blow with the loss of Matt Lancaster early in the year to a torn ACL.

Lancaster was the teams leading scorer the past two seasons and was entering this past year as an all-conference candidate. He was a team captain as well as a founding member of the Becahi program, so losing him in his senior year was a massive hole to fill for Becahi.

The Hawks will lose five seniors to graduation including the aforementioned Lancaster, as well as midfielder Mark Hlavinka and utility player Andrew Kolowitz.

All three players are founding members of the Becahi lacrosse program. Defenders Brady Friend and Adam Hager will also graduate and both contributed highly over the years.

With the season behind them, Rivera is optimistic on the program learning from the lumps they took.

"We have a very young team consisting of many freshmen and sophomores," he said. "This makes us very unique especially for future seasons. As of now we have five graduating seniors and only three juniors on the current roster, so our players have a great opportunity to gain a lot of lacrosse experience from here on out.

"If these young players stay dedicated to building a strong program by hitting the weight room and keeping their sticks in their hands in the offseason, then Becahi will continue to grow. We must continue to play team lacrosse from here on out and we must always improve day after day."