BOX SCORE
Scranton, PA - The University of Scranton men's lacrosse team scored seven straight goals during a seven-minute span that begin with just under six minutes to play in the third quarter to break away from a one-goal lead en route to a 14-8 victory over cross-town neighbor Marywood University Tuesday evening at Fitzpatrick Field. The win was the fourth straight for the Royals who are now 8-5, while the Pacers had their season-long seven-game winning streak snapped and fell to 9-5.
The game was tied twice before Scranton went on top for good behind a goal by Frank on a play set up by Greer with 53 seconds remaining in the first period and Youngstrom followed with a goal off an assist by Rufo midway through the second to give the Royals a 4-2 lead. After Marywood's Ryne Boyle (Farmingville, NY) made it 4-3 off of a pass from Jamie Beagen (Patchogue, NY), Scranton got some breathing room when Dowd went the length of the field and scored an unassisted goal with 10 seconds left before intermission.
The Pacers trailed 5-3 after the first half and 6-3 early in the second half before sophomore attacker Ryne Boyle (Farmingville, NY and sophomore midfielder Stephen Klepfer (Binghamton, NY) tallied goals to cut Scranton's lead to 6-5 with 6:25 left in the third period.
Behind two goals from Christian Dugan and one each by five different Royals, Scranton went on a 7-0 run to take control of the game and extend their lead to 13-5 with 8:16 remaining in the fourth period.
The Royals, who held a 44-22 advantage in shots and a 49-38 margin in ground balls for the game, got two goals apiece from Brett Greer, Nick Youngstrom, and Robby Napp who led a balance attack by the hosts who got points from 13 different players.
Boyle and freshman attacker Dustin Sturdevant (Binghamton, NY) led Marywood with two goals apiece and Beagan and fellow sophomore Nick Parks (Emmaus, PA) finished with two assists apiece.
Scranton goalie Jeremy Dowiak made eight saves in nearly 57 minutes of action, while Jesse Habich (Broomall, PA) registered 10 saves in the same amount of playing time before being relieved by Eric Luhrmann (Glens Falls, NY) who made two stops over the final three minutes of play.
Marwood will close its regular season this Saturday when they visit Cabrini College in a Colonial States Athletic Conference game. With a win over Cavaliers, currently ranked ninth in the country, the Pacers would clinch home-field advantage throughout the CSAC playoffs.
