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BROOKLANDVILLE, Md. – Sophomore Brett Farrell (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) scored a season-high four goals, but the Lycoming College men’s lacrosse team fell victim to four fourth-quarter goals by defending Landmark Conference champion the University of Scranton, as the Royals edged out the Warriors, 11-9, on a sunny Saturday, March 17, in non-conference action at the St. Paul’s School for Boys.
 
A pair of goals just 50 seconds apart in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter helped Scranton (4-1 overall) take a 9-7 lead. The Warriors (2-4 overall) scored two goals to come within a point, with senior Ben Walker (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) scoring with 8:17 left and junior Stephen Romano (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township) found Farrell for a goal with 2:21 left, but the Royals answered each time, with Kyle Frank assisting on a goal with 6:46 left before scoring with 1:05 left to ice the win.
 
Lycoming jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first half of the first quarter, with junior Tom Lurie (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) denting the twine first before sophomore Matt McCaffer (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) scored. Farrell added his first tally with 8:09 left to match a Scranton goal scored a minute earlier.
 
Scranton scored the next three goals to take a 4-3 lead, though before Romano found Farrell and Romano scored five minutes late to give Lycoming the lead back. A goal by Scranton’s Mike Rufo tied the game at five at the break.
 
In the third quarter, senior Ethan Payne (Farmington, N.Y./Victor) scored first, but Scranton added a pair of goals to mark the fourth lead change of the contest. Farrell scored unassisted with 2:25 left in the quarter to tie the game heading into the deciding fourth quarter.
 
Senior Tim Clemente (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) led the Warriors with eight groundballs and Romano posted a goal and three assists to go with two groundballs. Junior Matt Doherty (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) added three groundballs.
 
Rufo led the Royals with three goals and two assists and Dillon McInerney posted three goals. Taylor Nelson notched a goal and two assists and Matt Finor picked up six groundballs.
 
In net, sophomore Andrew Hauks (Sackets Harbor, N.Y./Immaculate Heart) made 10 saves for the Warriors while Ben Worthington stopped six shots and picked up seven groundballs for the Royals.
 
Lycoming will look to snap its three-game skid on Wednesday, March 21, they head to Pittsford, N.Y., to face St. John Fisher at 4 p.m.