Tuesday, April 23, the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team took a 13-4 loss against York College of Pennsylvania.

Sophomore Cody Richter was the team’s top scorer, scoring two points.

Senior Andrew Watts and first-year Nick Cost each scored one point for Etown. Junior goalie Tom Mahoney had a season-high number of saves against York.

Although the loss was devastating for the team and the spectators, the team was able to make a comeback Saturday, April 27 during their last regular season game.

The team came back in the second half of the game, ending with a 7-4 win against Susquehanna University and clinching the top seed in the Landmark Conference.

The first score of the game came from Richter, putting Etown on the board first. Susquehanna made a goal next and took over the second quarter of the game, giving them the lead 3-1.

In the third quarter, Watts made a goal with the assistance of Cost, and junior Mike Scrafano followed up with another goal, making the score 3-3.

Susquehanna made another goal, putting them up 4-3. Etown came back at the end of the third; with 2:16 left, senior Ben Hiltebeitel made an unassisted goal and Scrafano made another goal.

Going into the fourth quarter, the Blue Jays were up 5-4 and Watts made two more goals, finishing the game 7-4. With the win, the men’s team was able to clinch number one in the Landmark Conference and are ready to play in the Landmark Conference Championship Playoffs.

The team ended their regular season with an overall record of 9-7.

Wednesday, May 1 the Blue Jays played in the Landmark Championship Playoffs against The Catholic University of America. The Blue Jays crushed a win of 15-6.

Some playoff stars included Watts, Richter, junior Mike DiGenova and senior Ben Hiltebeitel. Mahoney had 11 saves, helping the team take the win.

Thursday, April 18, the women’s lacrosse team took a 19-8 loss against the University of Scranton. Scranton took over the beginning of the game and put up five points before Etown’s first point made by sophomore Kate Ziegler.

Scranton made six more points before the Blue Jays came back with three more goals and held Scranton back. Two goals were made by Ziegler and the third one was made by senior Madelyn Baker.

Ziegler made two more goals for Etown, making her the third player in Etown history to hit the 50-goal mark. Baker and Ziegler finished the game with two unassisted goals; the score was 19-8 with the win for Scranton.

Saturday, April 27, the team traveled to Susquehanna for a 10-8 win. This was their last regular season game. Baker and sophomore Lexie Sharp each scored three goals, making them the two top scorers for Etown.

In the first half of the game, the Blue Jays took a four point lead by the first goals made by first-year Jess Principe and Sharp. The second half was led by Baker, and the Blue Jays held the lead the whole game, holding off Susquehanna.

The team ended off their season with an overall record of 6-10.