Marywood Gets Off to Slow Start Against Rival Scranton
Luke McFadden caused three turnovers and picked up four ground balls

Marywood Gets Off to Slow Start Against Rival Scranton

Men's Lacrosse - 3/23/2017 7:58:00 PM

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Scranton, Pa. – Marywood University was unable to get on the winning side against its cross-town rival The University of Scranton in an 11-5 loss Thursday in men's lacrosse. The Royals kept the Pacers scoreless for the entirety of the first half.

Matt Casto led the Pacers with a goal and two assists for three points. He also carried the team defensively with a team-high five ground balls.

Luke McFadden caused three turnovers and provided four ground balls.

Scranton's Matt Carfaro was enigmatic with three goals and four assists for a game-high seven points. Both Connor Kirkwood and John Sheridan each totaled three goals.

Scranton (3-2) won the first 15 faceoffs of the game, and Marywood did not get a win until Casey Sullivan's ground ball to start the fourth. The Royals' Adam Drury won 16 of 17 faceoff chances (.941) with a game-high seven ground balls.

The Royals ended eight minutes of scoreless action with Kirkwood's first from William Joyce at the 6:59 mark. Less than two minutes later, Sheridan took a Carfaro feed into goal for the last of the first quarter's production.

Scranton scored in bunches again in the second quarter. Casey Green tabbed his first of the year with 9:52 left. Forty-five seconds later, Carfaro tacked on another Royal goal. He gave the Purple and White a 5-0 lead at half with a goal from Jack Kiess with 2:22 left before the break.

Casto ended the Pacers' drought in the third quarter. He golfed a ground ball into the net off of a save for Marywood's first damage at the 12:13 mark. Scranton responded with three goals in a three-minute span to extend the lead to 8-1.

After trailing by nine, Marywood tacked on the final three goals of the game in the remaining 6:52 against the Scranton reserves.

Oddly enough, it was the third game for the Pacers in which the losing side allowed the first five goals of the contest.

The result ends a string of seven-straight crosstown rivalry games that were decided by four or less goals. Marywood (3-4) has not beaten Scranton in its 10-year history.

Scranton won 17 of 20 faceoff chances. The Royals outshot Marywood by a 35-22 margin. The Pacers edged the Royals 28-27 in ground balls; however, Scranton led 24-14 through three periods.

Marywood went 10 of 15 on clear attempts. Scranton was 12 of 17.

The Pacers open their Colonial States Athletic Conference schedule Saturday when they travel to Neumann University. 
 
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