Men’s Lacrosse Falls to Drew
Loss Ends Warriors Bid for Playoffs

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.—Lycoming’s men’s lacrosse team (4-10, 4-6) dropped its late-season bid for the MAC playoffs with a 14-11 loss to conference foe Drew (8-6, 7-3) on Saturday. The Warriors started the year slowly, but rallied in recent weeks and maintained a competitive fire despite adversity.

Head coach Brian Anken’s troops came out with trademark intensity. Junior Justin Dixon (Baltimore, MD) started the scoring with an unassisted goal. Drew answered, but freshman Ed Williams (Florham Park, NJ) and junior Jim Cusick (Aston, PA) put Lycoming up 3-1 at 8:39 in the first quarter.

Drew scored again before the Warriors reeled off five straight goals into the second period. Senior Tom Nairn (Fairport, NY) notched two of the scores. Nate Walter (Harrisburg, PA), Brad Schaeffer (Smithsburg, MD) and Williams also found the net.

Warrior goalie Alex Tankeloff (Malvern, PA) recorded 11 saves in the first half, holding Drew to just four goals. Lycoming’s Dan Cannon (Orangeville, ONT) scored with 0:30 left in the second period to put the blue and gold up 9-4 at the break.

However, Tankeloff gave up four goals in the first six minutes of the third quarter and was replaced by Kyle Gilfoy (Media, PA), who had nine saves for the rest of the game. During Drew's run, Dixon scored again for the Warriors to make the score 10-8. But Drew slipped another goal in the cage just before the period ended and Lycoming went into the final quarter with just a one point lead.

Unfortunately for the Warriors, Drew owned the last period, netting three goals before Cannon scored with 5:56 left. The Rangers added two more scores before the final horn to seal the victory.