Franklin & Marshall Edges Men’s Lacrosse, 14-12

LANCASTER, Pa. — The Endicott men's lacrosse team fell to Franklin & Marshall, 14-12, on Saturday afternoon at Shadek Stadium.

Nick Graap (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) led the way offensively with four goals, while Donovan Devellis (Norfolk, Mass.) and Brody MacDonald (Hanson, Mass.) both added hat-tricks.

Tommy Tyksinski (Guilderland, N.Y.) rounded out the scoring with two tallies along with three assists for a team-high five points.

In goal, Gio Panicola (Long Beach, N.Y.) tied a season-high with 16 saves as his record goes to 4-2.

The host Diplomats took a 4-2 at the end of the first quarter and then extended the lead to 5-2 in the early stages of the second period before consecutive goals from MacDonald brought the Gulls within one at 5-4. Franklin & Marshall found the back of the net with just over three minutes left prior to halftime which opened a 6-4 advantage at the break. 

Goals from Ben Dale and Matt Marino extended the Diplomats' lead to 8-5 in the third quarter before Endicott once again fought back within one on Graap's goal at the 7:41 mark. The hosts led 10-8 after three and used two early goals in the fourth that made it a 12-8 game with a tick over nine minutes to play. 

Graap tallied the next two and trimmed the deficit to a pair at 12-10, but the Gulls were unable to get any closer than two the rest of the way.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• First-ever meeting between the programs. 
• The Diplomats are 3-1 at home this season.
• The Gulls dropped their first road game of the year (3-1).
• Second career hat-trick for MacDonald.
• Graap has scored three or more goals in five consecutive games. 
• Tyksinski's five-point game marked his third straight contest with at least five points. 

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (4-2) will play Connecticut College in the consolation game tomorrow at 2:30 PM. Franklin & Marshall (5-2) advances to the championship where they will play the winner of Hamilton at 5 PM.

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(Photo Credit - Griffin Jones '27)