Franciscan 25, Bethany 11

Franciscan Starters 
Luke Reimer, Luke Saarinen, Joseph Norton, Joseph James, Jeofre Strandhagen, Sam Smith, Gavin Cook, Samuel Marshall, Joseph Redmond & Goalkeeper- Richard Vale II

How It Happened 
   Franciscan Men's Lacrosse made the short trip to Bethany on Wednesday afternoon to take on the Bison in a PAC matchup. The Barons offense would travel as they scored 20+ goals for the seventh time this season in route to their 10th win of the year. 

    They would score early and often, as Joseph James netted the first three, including a man down goal to start the game. Bethany would pull to within one at 3-2, but that would be as close to the lead that they would get for the rest of the night. Samuel Marshall, Gavin Cook, and Nathaniel Carter would all pick up their first goal of the night to give Franciscan a 7-3 lead after one quarter. In the second, Marshall and Cook would really get going, as they each picked up three more goals. At the half, James, Marshall, and Cook would each have four goals, and the Barons would hold a nine goal lead.

    Cook and Marshall would continue their offensive dominance with three more goals each in the second half, as they both would score seven goals on the night. With his seventh goal, Marshall became the fourth player in program history to reach 100 goals in a career. Cook's last goal would be a man down goal, as this would be the first game of the year that the Barons score a pair of man down goals. The Barons would defeat their rivals from West Virginia by a score of 25-11. 
    
Inside the Numbers 
- James had a team-high 12 points, as he had seven assists to go along with five goals.
- Cook and Marshall scored seven goals and had two assists.
- Redmond caused four turnovers, as he remains in the top 10 in the PAC in caused turnovers per game.
- Strandhagen had ten ground balls while winning 23 faceoffs.
- Vale had 10 saves in the win. 

Up Next 
Franciscan will conclude the regular season on Saturday at Allegheny. It will be a 1:00 p.m. start against the Gators. This will be the first time that the Barons and Gators meet in Meadville, as their lone, previous matchup came in Steubenville in 2023. 

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