The No. 3 seed University of Scranton men's lacrosse team (10-7) is prepared to battle No. 6 seed Drew (10-7) in Landmark Conference quarterfinal action on Tuesday afternoon at Weiss Field with action slated to get underway at 4 p.m.
Tuesday's winner will advance to Thursday's semifinal at No. 2 seed Susquehanna at 4 p.m.
Admission to Tuesday's quarterfinal is $7 for adults 18+ and $4 for children ages 10-17. Children ages nine and under are admitted free of charge, as are all Landmark Conference students, faculty and staff with their school ID.
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Scranton finished 8-1 in Landmark Conference play and tied atop the standings with Susquehanna and Elizabethtown and earned the No. 3 seed via a three-way tiebreaker.
This marks the second all-time Landmark postseason meeting between the two programs with the previous coming in the 2012 semifinals.
The Royals defeated Drew by a score of 17-6 back on Apr. 10 behind four goals apiece from sophomore Kyle Holmes (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan), freshman Myles McCutcheon (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) and senior Matthew McAree (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset).
Drew closed the regular season with an 18-7 win over Juniata on Saturday.
All three have tallied 30 plus goals on the season with McAree at 41, Holmes at 35 and McCutcheon at 33 as they rank in the top eight of the Landmark Conference. Senior Alex Eglitis (Randolph, N.J./Randolph)Â has added 33 points on 23 goals and 10 assists.
Defensively for the Royals, graduate student Colin Pierce (Chatham, N.J./Chatham)Â has tallied 70 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers while junior Zachariah Palinkas (Emmaus, N.J./Emmaus)Â ranks tied for fifth in the conference with 28 caused turnovers.
Sophomore Declan Allen (Garden City, N.Y./Millbrook)Â has started all 17 games in goal and ranks fifth in the conference at 10.16 goals against average.
Drew has had five different players score 20 or more goals led by Tommy Larmore with 27, while Charlie Collins and Mike DeMayo are tied for the team lead in points with 50 apiece.
GJ Nazziola leads the conference with 160 ground balls.
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