Men's Lacrosse Uses Big Second Half For 11-5 Victory Over Elizabethtown

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Widener scored the game's final six goals and dominated the second half to clinch second place in the Commonwealth Conference with an 11-5 victory over Elizabethtown at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium.

After Sean O'Neill scored for the Blue Jays just 97 seconds into the second half for a 5-5 tie, the Pride took over from there. Senior Ryan Shewell (Ellicott City, MD) tallied with 10:39 to play in the third quarter for a 6-5 lead and he netted another one with 7:57 left for a two-goal contest.

Sophomore Robert Clemens (Aston, PA) found the back of the net with 7:05 remaining in the third and again 2:44 into the fourth for a 9-5 contest.

Clemens, Shewell and freshman Kyle Blakemore (Ridley Park, PA) all had two goals and an assist with juniors Josh Fox (Wynnewood, PA) and Johnny Casey (Glenside, PA) each scoring twice.

Junior Ryan Eidenshink (Elkins Park, PA) scored once, senior Michael Bassani (Califon, NJ) had two assists and sophomore Mac Nestler (Chatham, NJ) made three saves in just under 55 minutes for the Pride (7-7, 5-1 CC).

Cory Boushell scored twice, Sean O'Neill had a goal and an assist and Brendan Corcoran made 11 saves for the Blue Jays (7-8, 2-4).

Widener will be the number two seed for the conference tournament and host Lycoming in the semifinals on Tuesday, beginning at 7:00 pm. The Pride have won the last two Middle Atlantic Conference titles and this year marks the first year the leagues were separated into the Commonwealth and Freedom Conferences.

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