Chatham 17, Franciscan 10

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

Chatham Starters
Rullan, Rinker, O'Brien, Cindrich, Mayan, Blankenship, Bleess, Brunner, McClain, Freyre, & Goalkeeper - Smith

How It Happened 
The Franciscan Men's Lacrosse team hosted Chatham at home on Wednesday night for a PAC conference matchup. Action would be back and forth in the first half, but then the Cougars would pull away late to win.

Chatham would score quickly to start this one, but Franciscan would respond with an equalizer when Alexander Dhabliwala scored. After a pair of Chatham goals, Franciscan would pick up their second of the night when Samuel Marshall found the back of the net. Dominic Scordino would be the third different goal scorer for the Barons in the opening quarter, but the Cougars would go to the second up 4-3. Scordino would find the equalizer to tie this one up for the second time with a filthy goal. Unfortunately the Cougars would get some momentum going, as they went a 4-1 run to end the half with an 8-5 edge. 

The Cougars would come out hot in the third quarter, as four straight goals would give them a seven goal lead. Gavin Cook would end the run with a nice goal on an assist from Samuel Marshall. Chatham then scored five unanswered as we flowed into the fourth quarter. Franciscan would show no quit though, as they added on four unanswered of their own to end this one with a score of 17-10.

Inside the Numbers 
- Dominic Scordino and Samuel Marshall each had five points on the night.
- Alexander Dhabliwala and Gavin Cook each had three points.
- Joseph Redmond had a team high six ground balls.
- Four different Barons cause two turnovers.
- Chatham won 26 of 31 faceoffs.

Who's Next? 
Franciscan will travel to Grove City on Saturday to take on the Wolverines. It is slated to be one of our toughest tests of the year, as the Wolverines are #1 in the conference, and they have been nationally ranked this season. 

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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