Box Score THE FACTS
#10 Dickinson (9-0, 2-0 CC) 22, McDaniel (4-6, 0-2 CC) 3
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's lacrosse game
When: Wednesday, Mar. 30
Where: Carlisle, Pa.
THE SKINNY
Dickinson, ranked 10th in the latest USILA Div. III coaches poll, scored the game's first six goals and never looked back in a 22-3 win over McDaniel.
THE LEADERS
• Eric Manfredonia (Ramsey, N.J./Saint Joseph Regional), Dylan Vitale (Forked River, N.J./Lacey Township), and Patrick Fegan (Edgewater, Md./South River) each scored one goal.
FOR THE FOES
• Matt Thurston led the Red Devils with five goals.
• Skyler Schuler added two goals and five assists.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Skyler Schluter found Matt Thurston for two goals during a six-goal run to start the game that saw six different Dickinson players register a point in the first 8:31. With 5:41 left in the first quarter Patrick Fegan put McDaniel on the board and momentarily stopped the run. As the quarter drew to a close, Schluter racked up his third assist with a pass to Owen Porter to put the Red Devil's up by six at the end of the period.
• Schluter then found the back of the net for the second time just 47 seconds into the second quarter that stretched the lead to 15-1. The period included two more for Thurston and Porter.
• Schluter then found Tucker Booth for the second time early in the third quarter. Eric Manfredonia finished a solo run with 8:41 showing but the Red Devils reelled off another six in a row over a 15-minute, 16-second stretch that spanned the final two quarters. Lee Dunn found Colin Williams for back-to-back goals on either side of the quarter break. Dylan Vitale set the final margin with 46 seconds remaining.
THE INSIDE STORY
• The Red Devil's finished with a 70-24 advantage in shots and a 43-29 advantage in ground balls.
• Luke Shires (Fallston, Md./Loyola Blakefield) and Travis Hershey (Palmyra, Pa./Lower Dauphin) combined for nine ground balls for McDaniel.
NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at home against Southwestern (Texas) on Sunday. Game time is 12 p.m.