La PLUME, Pa. – Izaiah Simon (Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock Area) netted the lone goal for the Giants as the Keystone men's lacrosse team was defeated by Marywood, 25-1, Wednesday evening in non-conference play at the Turf Field Athletic Complex.
On a clear attempt, A.J. Hackenberg's (Greenfield Twp., Pa./Lakeland) 20-yard pass found Simon downfield where he raced and fired from 15 yards out for the goal at the 9:18 mark of the final quarter. It was Simon's only shot of the evening and one of four — three on goal — the Giants took all throughout the contest.
The Pacers got on the scoreboard just under two minutes into the game then quickly scored seconds later on the ensuing face-off as Marywood never looked back and rolled to its seventh win of the season.
Inside The Box Score
- Gabe Reyes (Rockville, Md./Rockville) led with five of Keystone's 13 total caused turnovers to go along with one ground ball.
- Simon also collected five ground balls to go along with four face-off wins and one caused turnover.
- Michael McGovern (Newton, N.J./Newton) tallied a season-high 10 ground balls and 25 saves in goal.
- John Scibello led the Pacers with six points on four goals and two assists. Dalton Metzger and Aiden Kilkenny each also had four scores apiece.
- Nick Ericson won 21 of the Pacers' 22 face-offs while totaling 20 ground balls and pitching in a pair of goals.
What's Next
Keystone fell to 0-3 and will start Colonial States Athletic Conference action Saturday, April 2 at Bryn Athyn (0-4 overall).
Marywood improved to 7-3 overall and will begin Atlantic East conference play April 2 against Marymount.
