Franciscan 19, Wilmington 6

Franciscan Starters 
Garrett Lancaster, , Alex Gutierrez, Sam Smith, Dominic Miraglia, Alexander Dhabliwala, Joseph Redmond, Gavin Cook, Tanner Lien, Samuel Marshall, & Goalkeeper - Richard Vale II

Wilmington Starters
Young, J. Shaw, Cripe, Bondurant, G. Shaw, Fugate, Murrell, Norton, Hayes, Bailey & Goalkeeper - Everly

How It Happened 
    The Franciscan Men's Lacrosse made the trip to Wilmington on Saturday. The Barons picked up their second win of the season, as Samuel Marshall and Gavin Cook each had strong days with five goals apiece in the dominant win. 

    Wilmington would score first nearly six minutes into this one, as both teams struggled to get good looks in the early going. Tanner Lien would get the equalizer less than two minutes later on a great pass from Alexander Dhabliwala. The Barons would then go on an insane offensive run by scoring six goals in the final four minutes, including a pair in the final thirty seconds. Gavin Cook would score three of those goals, as Franciscan led 7-1 a the end of the first quarter. 

    The Barons offensive attack was still firing on all cylinders to start the second quarter, as they scored five unanswered goals over the first eight minutes. Samuel Marshall picked up three of the five to help stretch the lead up to 12-1. Wilmington would respond with a man-up goal, before Jack Nelson and Alexander Dhabliwala would score the final two goals of the first half. 

    The third quarter proved to be the most back and forth quarter thus far. Dhabliwala got the scoring going, as he scored his third goal of the day. Wilmington quickly would answer with a goal from Bondurant, but then Samuel Marshall would get Franciscan another goal. Dominic Rohan would add Franciscan's third goal of the quarter, as he saw his first action on the lacrosse field in nearly two years. Gavin Cook added a pair of goals in the fourth quarter for Franciscan, as the Barons would hold on to win 19-6. 

Inside the Numbers 
- Samuel Marshall and Gavin Cook each scored five goals.
- Alexander Dhabliwala had six assists to lead the team.
- Marshall and Dhabliwala each had nine points.
- Sam Smith caused a team high six turnovers. 
- Joseph Redmond scooped up a team high seven ground balls.
- Richard Vale II had 13 saves while picking up his second win.

Who's Next? 
Franciscan will have some time to recover and prepare, as they do not get back into competition until next Saturday at Heidelberg. This will be the Barons second trip to Tiffin, Ohio, and they are looking to flip the script from last time. Last time in their lone matchup against Heidelberg, they fell 25-12 in 2018. Heidelberg is 0-2 thus far in the 2022 season and in search of their first win still. 

Baron Summer Camps
Franciscan University Athletics is partnering with Steubenville Conferences to offer summer sports camps in conjunction with the Steubenville Main Campus 1 (June 9-12th, 2022) and 3 (June 23-26th, 2022). Youth Conferences. Participants will be able to strengthen both their athletic skills and their relationship with Christ in this uniquely Franciscan hybrid experience. Men's and Women's Lacrosse are just a couple of the sports that will be included, check out more info on our Baron Summer Camps Page.

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