CHESTER, Pa. – John Dunbar and Brady Franks each found the back of the net on multiple occasions as the Widener University men's lacrosse team topped the Swarthmore Garnet 12-6 on Saturday afternoon from Hirschmann Field at Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Dunbar led the Pride, netting five goals in the contest. Franks tallied four with an assist for five points.
• Paz Gismondi was the primary setup man, assisting on four goals.
• Anthony Paone went 14-for-19 on faceoffs for the day, also scoring once, and adding three helpers.
• Chris Drake and Kevin Kerby also came up with a goal for the Blue and Gold.
• Widener was perfect on 17 clear attempts

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Widener opened the game strong as Paone took the opening faceoff and subsequent ground ball into the attacking zone and scored just 13 seconds into the contest. The Pride extended it to 3-0 on goals seven second apart by Franks and Dunbar at the 11:14 mark.
• The Garnet got on the board just inside the seven minute mark of the first, but the Blue and Gold responded as Dunbar found rope 13 seconds later.
• Swarthmore came back, scoring two goals in a row to cut the lead to 4-3 midway through the second period. Widener responded, as Franks netted a pair, the second a man-up tally with 21 seconds remaining before the half to take a 6-3 edge into intermission.
• Continuing an EMO from the end of the first half, Franks scored again in the opening minute of the third period, his fourth of the game, off a feed from Gizmondi to take Widener's largest lead of the contest. The Blue and Gold continued to push the edge, scoring twice more in the third to take a seven goal lead into the final frame.
• Swarthmore made things closer, outscoring the Pride 3-2 in the fourth quarter, but the Widener lead was never seriously threatened.

 
UP NEXT
The Pride returns to action on Saturday, Mar. 3 when it hosts Mary Washington in a non-conference contest. Opening faceoff is set for 1:00 p.m.