Franciscan 7, Marietta 12

Franciscan Starters 
Sam Smith, Andrew Wojcik, Joseph Redmond, Jeofre Strandhagen, Luke Likoudis, Samuel Marshall, Dominic Scordino, Michael Francis, Richard Vale II, & Goalkeeper - Fabian Onativia  

Marietta Starters
Grover, Mullen, Fleshman, Meckler, Podgorski, Rush, Zaferopolos, Schwab, Abate, & Goalkeeper - Millard

How It Happened 
    The Franciscan Men's Lacrosse team took their first loss of the season at home to the Marietta Pioneers. The Barons jumped out to an early lead, but ceded two goals allowing the Pioneers to tie it up before the end of the 1st quarter. Faceoffs hurt the Barons early. In the first minute of play in the second quarter, the Barons lost back-to-back faceoffs that quickly translated into Pioneer goals. After one minute of play in the second quarter the Barons found themselves in a 4-2 hole. Dominic Scordino found the back of the net to stifle the Pioneer run and bring the Barons back to within one goal, but late in the first half the defense lost a man sitting just off the left post and the Pioneers went into the half break leading 5-3.
    The 3rd quarter was back and forth with neither team showing a limit to the amount of fight they were willing to bring. After watching his team give up three more goals, Samuel Marshall took matters in his own hands. Marshall took the ball after a Pioneer shot sailed wide and bulldozed his way down the field. He knocked down not one, not two, not three, but four defenders completing the clear single handedly. Each Pioneer that stepped up to stop him found themselves staring into the rainy night sky. After clearing the ball himself Marshall ran a quick give and go to bring the score to 8-5. The excitement from this play didn't carry long enough. The 4th quarter spelled trouble. The Barons racked up a penalties, continued to struggle in the faceoff circle, and were outscored 4-1 to finish the game. 

Inside the Numbers 
-Gavin Cook tallied a hat trick his fourth on the year
-Marshall and Scordino each scored 2 points off 1 G and 1A
-Vale II lead the Barons with 5 ground balls
-Onativia tallied 14 saves

Up Next 
Franciscan remains at home for the start of PAC conference play on Saturday. They will host Westminster at 1 pm at Trinity Health System Field. The Barons are in search of their first win against the Titans. Westminster started off the season with three straight losses, but the have rallied back to hold a .500 record through non-conference play. Last season, they finished third in the conference, while picking up 10 wins on the year.

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