Franciscan 18, Hilbert 4

Franciscan Starters 
Sam Smith, Brendan Lacey,  Luke Likoudis, Samuel Marshall,  Richard Vale II, Nathaniel Carter, Dominic Miraglia, Roman Urbanczyk, Alexander Dhabliwala & Goalkeeper - Fabian Onativia 

Hilbert City Starters
Davis, Fitch, Doyle, Scherrer, Gorman, DiMaria, Shehadi, Sage & Goalkeeper - Miller

How It Happened 
    Franciscan Men's Lacrosse took their longest road trip of the season on Wednesday, as they traveled to Hamburg, New York to take on Hilbert. It would be well worth it, as the Barons claimed their sixth win of the season in dominant fashion. 

    Nathaniel Carter and Richard Vale II would find the back of the net in the opening two minutes to give Franciscan the lead. The Hawks would score one before Dominic Scordino took advantage of a power play to set the score at 3-1. The second quarter would be when Franciscan made their move. They netted seven goals from four different scorers to jump the lead to 10-2 at the half. 

    In the third, the Barons would keep Hilbert off the board. Fabian Onativia had nine saves while he picked up his sixth win of the season. The Barons tallied in eight second half goals while just giving up two late goals in the fourth quarter to give them a dominant 18-4 victory. 
    
Inside the Numbers 
- Samuel Marshall led and Dominic Scordino each scored five goals.
- Alexander Dhabliwala had seven points with a team-high five assists. 
- Richard Vale II had 13 ground balls and three ground balls. 
- Roman Urbanczyk was 10-23 on faceoffs. 
- The Barons are one win away from tying the program record for wins in a season set by the 2017 Barons (7). 

Up Next 
Franciscan will return to conference play on Saturday at Chatham with a game scheduled to start at 4 pm. The Barons are in search of their first win against the Cougars. Last season they fell by a score of 10-17. Scordino and Marshall each had three goals, but nine Cougar goals in the second half propelled them to victory. 

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