Thiel 9, Franciscan 8

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

Thiel Starters
Waskiewicz, Kalin-Samlin, Mason, Richards, Andreozzi, Whiteside, Robbins, Van Inderstine, Sylvis  & Goalkeeper - Masciantonio

How It Happened 
    The Franciscan Men's Lacrosse team traveled to Greenville, Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon for a matchup against Thiel. The two teams were quite evenly matched, but the Tomcats would pull out the 9-8 win, as they held onto a one goal lead at the half.

    The Tomcats struck first with a pair of goals in the first minute of play, but then the Barons settled into their own. Samuel Marshall scored the first Franciscan goal on an assist from Alexander Dhabliwala. The Tomcats responded with another goal of their own less than a minute later to take a 3-1 edge, still with 11:00 minutes to play in the first quarter. Franciscan would level the score with a goal from Dominc Rohan and Samuel Marshall while their defense held the Tomcats scoreless over that stretch. In the second quarter, Franciscan would take advantage of a man-up opportunity. Dhabliwala would find the back of the net for his first goal of the day. The Tomcats would manage to retake the lead with a pair of goals. They would hold a 5-4 edge at the half.

    The third quarter would be the most defensively dominated quarter, as only two goals were scored, one from each team. Gavin Cook scored the Franciscan goal to set the score at 5-5. The Tomcats would score with one minute remaining in the quarter to give them a one goal edge, as we headed into the fourth quarter. The Tomcats would score the first two goals of the fourth to move their lead up to 8-5. Franciscan would answer with three goals of their own in a little over a minute game-time. Dominic Rohan scored a pair, and Jack Nelson scored his first of the game. Thiel would find the gamewinner with a minute and half left to play, as the home team would win 9-8. 

Inside the Numbers 
- Dominic Rohan scored a game high three goals.
- Joseph Redmond had seven caused turnovers and seven ground balls to lead the team in both categories.
 - Each team took 40 shots and had 27 successful clears.
- Franciscan only committed one penalty, a season low.

Who's Next? 
Franciscan will remain on the road to take on Bethany next Wednesday. The Barons are 2-8 all-time against the Bison, as they have dropped their last five meetings. This should be a great matchup, as both teams come in looking for their first PAC win with both at 0-2 thus far. 

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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