Scranton Men's Lacrosse Advances to Landmark Championship with 18-8 Victory Against Susquehanna

SCRANTON, Pa. - The University of Scranton men's lacrosse team advanced to the Landmark Conference Championship game with an 18-8 victory over Susquehanna University in the Landmark Conference semifinal on Wednesday evening at Weiss Field.

The Basics

Final Score: Scranton 18, Susquehanna 8
Records: Scranton (12-6), Susquehanna (9-10)
With the win, Scranton's senior class became the winningest class in program history with 52 victories.

How It Happened

Scranton got off to a strong start, scoring six goals in the opening quarter. Quinn Carson opened the scoring before Patrick D'Amaro, Chase Ritcey, Jason Kozak, and Kyle Holmes all added first-quarter goals to give the Royals a 6-2 lead after one.
The Royals continued to build momentum in the second quarter, adding five more goals. Holmes and Kozak each scored early in the period before Ritcey scored three times in the quarter, including back-to-back goals in the final 48 seconds, to help Scranton take an 11-4 lead into halftime.
Scranton extended the lead in the third quarter with goals from Holmes and D'Amaro to make it 14-5 heading into the fourth.
In the final quarter, Holmes scored twice more while Tommy Tremarco and Ritcey also found the back of the net as the Royals closed out the 18-8 victory.

Top Performers

Kyle Holmes: 6 goals, with his fifth goal marking his 200th career point at Scranton, becoming the third player in program history to reach the milestone
Chase Ritcey: 5 goals (career-high), 2 assists
Quinn Carson: 2 goals, 2 assists
Jason Kozak: 2 goals, 1 assist
Patrick D'Amaro: 2 goals
Carsen Kirchner: 10 saves
Shawn Martin went 14-for-23 on faceoffs and collected a game-high eight ground balls

Inside the Box Score

Scranton outshot Susquehanna 45-39 and held a 27-18 edge in shots on goal.
Scranton held a slight edge in ground balls, 35-33.
The Royals forced 19 Susquehanna turnovers.

Up Next

Scranton will host No. 2 seed Catholic University in the Landmark Conference Championship on Saturday, May 2, at noon at Weiss Field in Scranton.