Westminster 33, Franciscan 4
Franciscan Starters
William Yamin, Elijah Evans, Like Barnes Michael Francis, Daniel Clayton, Dru Teague, Benjamin Lyle, Gavin Cook, Michael Araps & Goalkeeper - Micah Eby
Westminster Starters
Veneziano, Romah, Fisher, Roman, Granahan, Jones, Phillips, O'Malley, Dahlkemper, Trella & Dodd
How It Happened
The Franciscan Men's Lacrosse team fell on the road 33-4 at Westminster in their second matchup with the Titans. This one will count against PAC conference records.
Michael Francis would score Franciscan's first goal of the day, to knot the score up at 1-1 in the first quarter. Jack Nelson would add Franciscan's second goal on an assist by Michael Araps, his second assist of the day. Joe Miraglia would score his first goal of the game shortly after, as the Titans would take a 22-3 lead into the half.
Michael Araps would score the lone second half goal in the third quarter, as Daniel Clayton would deliver a great pass. The Titans would score 11 goals in the second half, to go on to a 33-4 win.
Inside the Numbers
- Francis, Nelson, Miraglia and Araps each scored a goal for Franciscan.
- Daniel Clayton and Michael Araps each dished two assists.
- Luke Barnes had two caused turnovers.
- Micah Eby had a team high four round balls.
- Grant McKeown got the majority of playing time in goal and had 12 saves.
Who's Next?
Franciscan will return home to take on Thiel on Wednesday night at 7 pm. The Barons and Tomcats squared off last month, with the Tomcats narrowly winning 12-10. Elijah Evans, Daniel Clayton and Gavin Cook each scored three goals for the Barons. Franciscan won the second half 7-5.
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