WARRIOR MEN’S LACROSSE TOPS SCRANTON

SCRANTON, Pa. – The Lycoming College men’s lacrosse team traveled to the University of Scranton, Wednesday afternoon, for a Middle Atlantic Conference contest.  The Warriors opened up a six-goal lead early in the contest and held off each Royal rally to post a 13-8 victory. Lycoming improves to 3-2 overall and 2-0 within the conference with the win. Scranton falls to 0-6 and 0-2.

Freshman attacker James Cusick (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley) scored the game's first three goals and finished with four goals and an assist for the Warriors, as did sophomore attacker Thomas Nairn (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport). Dave Kirschner (Newton Square, Pa./Marple Newton) added two goals and four assists and Justin Dixon (Baltimore, Md./North County) chipped in two goals.

The Royals were led by sophomore midfielder Dan Stallone (S. Plainfield, N.J./St. Joseph Metuchen) with three goals and an assist and freshman midfielder Matthew Huber (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham) had two goals.

After Cusick and Nairn combined for six goals to spark the Warriors to a 7-1 lead early in the second period, the Royals, behind goals by Huber, Stallone and sophomore attacker Sean O'Connor (Media, Pa./Penncrest), cut the lead to 7-4 by intermission.

The Warriors extended their lead to 10-4 by the end of the third period on goals by Nairn, Dixon and Cusick before Scranton cut the margin to 11-8 on two goals by Stallone and another by senior midfielder Jonathan Sutter (Media, Pa./Penncrest) with 3:24 left.  Dixon and Dan Conkwright (Fr./Spring City, Pa.; Owen J. Roberts) added unassisted goals at the 2:55 and 1:39 marks, respectively, to set the final score.

Sophomore goalie Matt Lyons (Randnor, Pa./Conestoga) made a game-high 15 saves for the Warriors, while Scranton's Thomas Kenyon (Chittenango, N.Y./Chittenango) had 12 saves and seven ground balls.

Lycoming will return home to host DeSales University, Saturday, April 2, beginning at 1 p.m.