READING, Pa. – Senior
Jake Wanamaker (Waldwick, N.J./Waldwick) scored two goals to lead the Lycoming College men's lacrosse team, but Albright College used a 10-goal first half en route to an 18-5 Commonwealth Conference win at Don Thomas Stadium.
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The Warriors (2-11 overall, 2-4 Commonwealth) also got goals from freshman
Garrett Huff (Corning, N.Y./Corning East), junior
Lee Pappas (New Windsor, Md./Glenelg Country School) and senior
Trevor Williams (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Catholic) and assists from junior
Mike Cooper (Riva, Md./Archbishop Spalding) and sophomore
Brendan Loftus (Pine Brook, N.J./Montville Township).
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Senior
Christian Jacobs (Gwynn Oak, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) finished with four ground balls to lead the Warriors defensively and sophomore
Jacob Eller (Durham, N.C./Riverside) caused one turnover.
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Albright scored the first eight goals in the game and took a 10-1 lead before the Warriors closed the gap with two goals in the second quarter's final 2:02. In the second half, Albright scored three more goals before Wanamaker and Huff scored to make it 13-5 with 12:50 left. After that, the Lions added five more to round out the scoring.
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T.J. Holston led the Lions (11-3 overall, 4-2 Commonwealth) with five goals and both Ryan Turner and Matt Brasher added three. The Lions won 21-of-26 at the faceoff 'x', with Darian Meador winning 12-of-13. Cam Cetrone led the team with six ground balls.
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In net, senior goalkeeper
Alex Wylly (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne) made 13 saves in net for the Warriors before freshman
Will McAndrew (Pleasantville, N.Y./Pleasantville) stopped one in the last four minutes.
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Nicholas Pisko earned the win for the Lions, making two stops in the first half before yielding to Ryan Aler, who made six stops in the second half.
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The Warriors get back on the field on Tuesday, April 21, when they head to Stevenson University for a 7 p.m. Commonwealth Conference game.
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