Warriors' Season Ends Abruptly
FDU Spoils Early Lead, Chances for Playoffs
Box Score

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- Lycoming men’s lacrosse was in control through one half of play and seemed on a path to the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs, but FDU-Florham cast a five-goal second stanza run to come back and defeat the Warriors 6-4 on Saturday afternoon.  The loss combined with other action in the MAC eliminated the Warriors from playoff contention.  The Warriors finish with a 5-8 overall mark, 5-5 in conference play.

The blue and gold were firing on all cylinders in the first 30 minutes of action, rolling out to a 4-1 lead by the intermission.  Sophomore Daniel Cannon (Orangeville, Ontario, Canada) got things rolling with the first of his two goals on an unassisted effort with 7:32 showing on the clock in the first quarter.  He made it 2-0 Lycoming off a feed from sophomore Matt Lando (Corning, N.Y./Corning Painted Post) with 10:51 to go in the second period.

After the Devils cut the lead in half, Lycoming closed the first half with two more scores.  Junior Tom Nairn (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) picked up his 24^th goal of the season off an assist from sophomore Jim Cusick (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley).  Cusick chipped in the second goal with the help of Lando with only 28 seconds to play before halftime to secure the Warriors’ 4-1 advantage.

FDU turned the tide in the third quarter, busting loose of the Warriors’ grasp with five unanswered tallies in the third quarter.  Lycoming tried in earnest to regain the momentum by firing 13 shots at the Devils’ net in the fourth quarter, but none could get past the FDU keeper.

Combined with Elizabethtown College’s victory over Moravian College, the Warriors were eliminated from the MAC playoff scenario on a head-to-head tie-breaker with Susquehanna University.

For a complete look at the MAC playoff picture, visit the MAC website at www.lvc.edu/mac.