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| Matt
Tibbitts |
Alec
Mikrut |
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| Taylor
Nelson |
Ben
Worthington |
Box Score
Photo Gallery (courtesy of Dan
Ceccacci)
SCRANTON, Pa.—Muhlenberg College scored twice early in the
fourth period to break away from a one-goal lead en route to a 6-3
victory over The University of Scranton in non-conference
men’s lacrosse action Saturday afternoon at Fitzpatrick
Field.
Sophomore midfielder Jon Thomas (Manhassat, NY/Manhassat) led
the Mules, now 2-2, with two goals and an assist, and senior
attacker Jack Reilly (Boonton, Township, NJ/Mountain Lakes), senior
midfielder Doug Rheimer (Wycombe, Pa./Council Rock North),
sophomore attacker Jason Mertz (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge), and
senior midfielder Michael Carpetto (Westfield, NJ/St. Joseph)
chipped in one goal apiece.
Scranton, which fell to 1-2, received two goals from junior
midfielder Matt
Tibbitts (West Hartford, Conn./Conard), a goal from
freshman midfielder Alec
Mikrut (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery), and two assists
from senior attacker Taylor Nelson (Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown
East).
The Mules continually frustrated the Royals throughout the
afternoon, building up a 2-1 lead in the first period and 3-1
advantage by intermission. They methodically ran their sets
on offense and managed to kill all four of Scranton’s
extra-man opportunities, including a 3-minute non-releasable
penalty in the second period.
Tibbitts gave the Royals’ some much-needed momentum when
he opened the fourth period with a goal on a play set up by Nelson
to cut the Mules’ lead to one, 3-2.
Mertz then answered less than two minutes later after receiving
a crisp pass from Thomas and Thomas added another goal, this time
unassisted, moments later as Muhlenberg regained the momentum to
take a 5-2 lead. With 3:12 left Carpetto added another goal
for Muhlenberg before Tibbets set the final score a minute later on
another play set up by Nelson.
Sophomore goalkeeper Adam Schlauch (Tewksbury, NJ/Rutgers
Preparatory) finished with 11 saves for Muhlenberg while
Scranton’s Ben
Worthington (Jenkintown, Pa./Archbishop Wood) stopped
11 shots.
The Mules, who avenged an 8-7 loss in four overtimes to Scranton
in last year’s game, held a commanding 46-22 advantage in
ground balls.
--ROYALS--
