SEWANEE, TN -- Senior attacker Kyles Holmes scored twice, breaking the program's all-time career goals record as The University of Scranton men's lacrosse team earned a road victory over The University of the South - Sewanee, 11-8, on Tuesday afternoon at McGee Field at Harris Stadium. 

The Basics 

• Final Score: Scranton – 11, Sewanee – 8 
• Records: Scranton (2-6), Sewanee (5-3) 
• Holmes' second goal was the 134th of his career, surpassing Matthew McAree's total of 133 to set the program's all-time career goals record. 

• Scranton struck first with three straight goals, opening the scoring at 13:22 when Jason Kozak set up Brian Kraemer for the game's first tally. 
• With 7:47 remaining in the first period, Kyles Holmes made it 2-0, netting his 133rd career goal to tie Matthew McAree for the program's all-time goals record. 
• Patrick D'Amaro extended the lead to 3-0 with 5:51 left in the quarter, but Sewanee responded 1:44 later to trim the deficit to two. 
• Less than a minute after the Tigers' goal, Eric Reisenwitz finished a feed from Colin Giarrusso to restore the three-goal advantage, though Sewanee answered again just 14 seconds later with another goal, sending the game to the second quarter with Scranton ahead 4-2. 
• The Tigers carried that momentum into the next period, forcing a Scranton turnover and scoring just 35 seconds into the quarter to pull within one at 4-3. Sewanee then evened the score at 4-4 with 6:06 remaining in the first half. 
• Quinn Carson put the Royals back in front, 5-4, at the 4:37 mark, but the Tigers tied it up again with two minutes left in the half. 
• Both goalkeepers were sharp throughout the opening half, as Carsen Kirchner recorded nine saves for Scranton while Sewanee's Flynn Bowman stopped seven shots to keep both offenses in check. 
• The Royals dominated the third quarter, scoring the first five goals of the period to take control of the game. Brendan Donohue started the run at the 13:33 mark, and 4:21 later Chase Ritcey added his first goal of the day to make it 7-5. 
• Ritcey struck twice more in quick succession, first finishing a feed from Giarrusso at the 4:51 mark, then converting a pass from Kraemer just 51 seconds later to complete the hat trick and extend the lead to 9-5. 
• With 3:32 remaining in the period, Giarrusso found Holmes for his 134th career goal, breaking McAree's program record and pushing the advantage to 10-5. 
• After Kirchner made an impressive nine saves in the first fourteen minutes of the period, the Tigers broke through with a goal with 59 seconds left in the third quarter as Scranton took a four-goal lead into the final quarter. 
• Sewanee opened the fourth period with its seventh goal just 56 seconds in, but Carson responded 2:07 later for Scranton to restore the four-goal edge. 
• With 7:57 left in the game, Sewanee's Henry Westfall scored his fourth goal of the game to cut Scranton's lead to three goals. 
• Kircher made two more saves over the final seven minutes as Scranton held on for the 11-8 victory. 

Top Performers 

• Homes scored twice to break the men's lacrosse program's all-time career goals record. 
• Kirchner made a career-high 21 saves at a .724 clip. 
• Ritcey tallied a career-high three points with his first career hat trick. 
• Giarrusso recorded career-highs with three assists, six ground balls and four caused turnovers. 

Inside the Box Score 

• Sewanee outshot Scranton, 55-33. 
• The Tigers won 18 faceoffs, while the Royals won five. 
• Scranton recorded 10 caused turnovers and Sewanee tallied eight. 

Up Next 

• The Royals' next game is on Saturday, Mar. 21 when Scranton begins Landmark Conference play against Goucher College, with action set to begin at Noon in Towson, MD.