Men's Lacrosse 3/27/2026 4:00:00 PM Mitch Morelli

Men's Lacrosse to Host Thiel under the Lights

Game #10
Franciscan (3-6 | 0-2 PAC) vs. Thiel (2-7 | 1-1 PAC)
Saturday, March 28th | 7:00 p.m.
Trinity Health System Field | Steubenville, Ohio

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The Latest
- Franciscan enters this matchup after falling to Saint Vincent on the road on Wednesday.
- This will be their third PAC game of the season.

Scouting the Tomcats
- The Tomcats are coming off a PAC win at Bethany.
- They beat the Bison 16-9. Joey King led the way with seven goals, and Quentin Cato scored five in the win.
- They are ninth in the PAC in goals per game at 6.56, but they lead the conference in ground balls per game at 43.4.

Matchup History
- The Barons are 2-8 all-time against the Tomcats, but they have beaten them in each of the last two seasons.
- Last season, they beat them 19-7 in Greenville. Dominic Scordino led the way with six goals.
- Luke Reimer earned the win in net with five saves in the first half.

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The All-American
- Joseph James has accumulated 230 points so far, the most in program history by a Baron. That is the sixth most by a player in PAC history. In fifth, Jordan Billet '24 of Saint Vincent has 238 points over his four-year career
- He has 154 goals in just 34 games played, which is the most in program history. That is the 5th most scored by a PAC player. He is approaching Tyler Britton '25 of Bethany in fourth with 168 goals in the PAC Record Book.
- James is also the program leader in assists with 76.
- He leads the PAC in goals per game (4.33) and points per game (6.33). Both of those marks are among the Top 15 in all of NCAA Division III.

Offense Doing Work
- Franciscan is third in the PAC in goals per game at 12.67
- They lead the PAC in shot percentage at .333.
- With 349 ground balls so far, the Barons have the second-most in the conference.

Defense Making Plays
-Thomas LeBlanc leads the team in caused turnovers, and he is second in the PAC at 2.78 per game.
- John Kirk is fourth in the PAC in save percentage at .538. His 16.13 saves per game are the second-most in the conference.

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Players Mentioned

#62 Dominic Scordino: A; 6' 2"; Senior

#4 Joseph James: A; 5' 10"; Junior

#11 Thomas LeBlanc: SSDM; 6' 1"; Senior

#1 Luke Reimer: D; 6' 4"; Junior

#9 John Kirk: G; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#62 Dominic Scordino
: 6' 2"; Senior
: A

#4 Joseph James
: 5' 10"; Junior
: A

#11 Thomas LeBlanc
: 6' 1"; Senior
: SSDM

#1 Luke Reimer
: 6' 4"; Junior
: D

#9 John Kirk
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: G