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| Alec
Mikrut |
Matt
Finor |
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| Dennis
Jordan |
Dillon
McInerney |
Box Score
SCRANTON, Pa.—The University of Scranton men’s lacrosse
team dominated the final 30 minutes of play to pull away for a 13-6
victory over FDU-Florham in non-conference action Wednesday evening
at Fitzpatrick Field.
Freshman attacker Alec
Mikrut (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) and senior
midfielder Dillon McInerney (Hawthorne, NJ/Bergen
Catholic) led the Royals with three goals apiece and
senior attacker Taylor Nelson (Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown
East) and junior attacker Gus
Sturm (Devon, Pa./Conastoga) each added a pair as
Scranton won its fifth straight game to improve to 6-3.
Junior midfielder Jake Higgins (Bridgewater,
NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) paced the Devils, now 2-8, with two goals
and senior midfielder Cory Weiss (Maplewood, NJ/Columbia) and
sophomore attacker Frank Reda (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West)
contributed a goal and an assist apiece.
The Royals broke away from a 5-4 halftime lead by keeping the
Devils on defense much of the second half. Thanks to the
efforts of sophomore midfielders Matt
Finor (Churchville, Pa./Council Rock South) and
Dennis Jordan (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris
Central), Scranton won 7 of 11 face-offs in the second
half to keep FDU-Florham on its heels.
For the game, Finor won 9 of 14 face-offs and Jordan 5 of 7, which
helped the Royals build up a 39-26 advantage in shots and 38-22
margin in ground balls.
Mikrut scored all three of his goals in the second half, including
a pair in the third period as the Royals broke it open by
out-scoring the Devils 6-1. Mikrut and Sturm then opened the
final stanza with goals as the lead ballooned to eight.
Scranton also received a goal apiece from junior midfielder
John Gregitis (Wayne, Pa./St. Joseph’s
Preparatory), sophomore attacker Will
Mahle (Montgomery, NJ/St. Peter’s Prepartory),
and senior attacker Kevin
Brier (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks).
Senior all-America candidate Tim
Cleary (Shrewsbury, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) was
a dominating presence on defense, finishing with two caused
turnovers, five grounds balls and two assists for the Royals, whose
current 5-game winning streak is the longest in the program since
2008.
Senior goalkeeper Ben
Worthington (Jenkintown, Pa./Archbishop Wood) finished
with a game-high eight saves for Scranton while his counterpart,
Devil freshman Tim Zangara (Newfoundland, NJ/Morris Knolls),
stopped five shots.
The Royals will open a two-game road trip this Saturday, April 6,
against the Merchant Marine Academy in Landmark Conference action
in Kings Point, New York, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
--ROYALS--
