The No. 3 seed University of Scranton men's lacrosse team is set to head to top-seeded Elizabethtown for Saturday's Landmark Conference Championship game with action set to get underway at 1 p.m.
Saturday's winner will secure the Landmark's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division III tournament with the field of 38 set to be announced in a live selection show on NCAA.com on Sunday night at 9:00 PM.
Admission to Saturday's championship is $7 for adults 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.
Tickets will be available with cash only on Saturday at Wolf Field.
If you can't make it to Elizabethtown on Saturday, click the following links for video and live stats.
The Royals advanced to the championship with a 19-10 victory over No. 6 seed Drew in the quarterfinals and a 14-4 win at No. 2 seed Susquehanna in Thursday's semifinals. Sophomore Kyle Holmes (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan)Â scored a career-high seven goals in the victory and the trio of senior Joe Boyle (Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony's), sophomore Jason Kozak (Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial)Â and freshman Myles McCutcheon (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood)Â added three-point games.
ETown trailed 3-0 early before notching a 17-8 victory over No. 4 seed Catholic in Thursday's other semifinal behind eight goals from Gavin Gismondi and a goal and four assists from Riley Langen.
This marks the second straight year that the two teams have squared off in the Landmark title game with the Royals earning a thrilling 13-12 victory in 2023 after erasing a five-goal deficit.
Holmes leads the team with 47 goals on the season and senior Matthew McAree (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset)Â is tops on the team with 22 assists and 65 points. McAree has also scored 43 goals and McCutcheon has added 48 points on 38 goals and 10 assists.
McCutcheon was named Landmark Rookie of the Year earlier this week, while graduate student Colin Pierce (Chatham, N.J./Chatham)Â ranks second on the team in both ground balls (79) and caused turnovers (21) as he was named Defensive Player of the Year.
Sophomore goalie Declan Allen (Garden City, N.Y./Millbrook) made nine saves and conceded just three goals in just 55 plus minutes of action against Susquehanna on Thursday.
Gismondi leads the Blue Jays with 48 goals and has added 21 assists to go along with 26 goals and 32 assists from Langen.
--ROYALS--