The Basics

• Final Score: Rosemont Ravens 9, Marywood University Pacers 13
• Records: Rosemont 3-9 (0-4 CSAC), Marywood 6-8 (3-1 CSAC)
• Location: Scranton, Pa. (Pacers Field)

How It Happened

It took the Ravens a little time before they were able to find their legs after the long drive from the "Main Line" to Scranton, and only 6:47 into the contest Marywood had a 3-0 lead. With a little more than half of the first gone Purnell Summers got the visitors on the board making it 3-1. Matt Casto scored two consecutive goals before the end of the quarter to put the Pacers up 5-1 after 15 minutes of play.

The second opened up at the 1:11 mark when Summers hit the net again to pull the Ravens to 5-2. Casto would then bury his third of the day upping the lead to 6-2 with 11:01 to go. Ben Koszelak picked up his first of the day with 9:11 left and his second with 1:52 left. Rob Maini added one for the home side between the Koszelak pair, and heading to the halftime break Marywood held a 7-4 edge.

Rosemont was determined out of the break to not go down quietly, as Koszelak completed his hat trick 6:26 into the third cutting it to 7-5. The Pacers then opened the game up, as they embarked on a 4-0 run, to make it 11-5. The Ravens got one back when Anthony Bottoms hit the net with 66 seconds to play cutting the deficit to 11-6 at the end of three.

The final stanza saw Luke Shedler push the home team up 12-6 at the 1:03 mark. Tyler Ferrara continued his good scoring touch as he slipped one by Pacers keeper Chris Favale with 10:03 left. Marywood ended their scoring on the day with a man-up marker from Maini six minutes into the fourth. Summers and Zach Bowe each tickled the twine once in the final five minutes. Rosemont fought hard the rest of the contest, but were unable to come all the way back and fell to the Pacers 13-10.

Ravens' Top Performers

• Purnell Summers had a hat trick on five shots and scooped up four ground balls.
• Ben Koszelak also added a hat trick on five shots.
• Anthony Bottoms picked up one goal, three assists and five ground balls.
• Zach Bowe and Tyler Ferrara each had a goal and combined for 14 shots.
• Cassius Christie made eight saves in the loss.

For the Pacers'

• Matt Casto scored a game-high five goals, dished a pair of assists and picked up four ground balls.
• Rob Maini and Zach Vaughan added two goals apiece on seven shots.
• Luke Shedler, Skyler Swope, Austin Maylor and Matt Mitarotonda each added a goal, combining for eleven shots and two assists.
• Chris Favale made nine saves for the win.

Stats of the Game

• Faceoffs: Rosemont 12-24, Marywood 12-24
• Shots (On Goal): Rosemont 33 (18), Marywood 29 (21)
• Saves: Rosemont 8, Marywood 9
• Ground Balls: Rosemont 35, Marywood 35
• Clears: Rosemont 16-20, Marywood 17-21
• Extra Man Opportunities: Rosemont 1-4, Marywood 1-1

Up Next

The Ravens will briefly return to non-conference play on Saturday, 4/15 when they travel to Frederick, Md. to battle the Hood College Blazers. Game time is set for 1pm. Please stay tuned to rosemont-ravens.com during the coming week for potential schedule changes.