Landmark Conference 2024

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Elizabethtown (10-5) (8-0) dispatched Juniata (2-14) (0-8) 26-3 to set up their game against Susquehanna on Saturday, which will be a factor in determining the first seed for the Landmark tournament. If Elizabethtown wins, they will sew up the #1 seed. If Susquehanna wins, we could be looking at a tie-breaker which could also involve Scranton if they beat Moravian.
Colin Kondracki, Gavin Gismondi, Tristam Coleman and Landon Scully had 3 goals each with Kondracki adding an assist.

Kolton Black had 2 goals for Juniata, which was limited to just 14 shots by the Blue Jays defense.

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Landmark All-Time Career Assist Record Watch.

Dzama - 127

Langen - 125

Old record was 119.

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in non-conference action, Lycoming (5-8) defeated Penn College (8-8) on the road by a score of 11-8. Rory Hines led the offensive effort with 6 goals and an assist. Shayne Wilson and Patrick Dwyer had 2 goals each with Wilson adding an assist. On defense, Ryan Farrell and Cole Slezak each had 2 caused turnovers and 3 ground balls. Ben Franco had 18 saves. Franco is 4th in the nation in Division III with 17.69 saves per game.
Lycoming closes out their season on Saturday with a Landmark Conference game on the road against Goucher.

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Landmark Conference Athletes of the Week - April 22

Men's Lacrosse Offensive: Riley Langen (Elizabethtown College)
Elizabethtown's Riley Langen put up 10 points this past week, including seven on the road at Catholic as the Blue Jays went 2-0 and are now the lone unbeaten left in the Landmark heading into the final week of the season. Langen turned in a key performance for the Jays as they won their first road contest at Catholic since 2016. Langen scored four goals and added three assists as Etown dominated the fourth quarter to pull away and get the win. Langen scored a pair of goals and an assist as the Jays recorded a season-high 30 goals, 20 assists, and 50 points against Wilkes on Saturday. He finished the week with six goals and four assists.

Men's Lacrosse Defensive: TJ Chapman (Elizabethtown College)
Elizabethtown senior TJ Chapman won two-thirds of his face-offs this past week for the Blue Jays, including 13 on the road at Catholic in a 14-9 road win against the Cardinals. Chapman tied a season-high with nine ground balls at Catholic before setting a new career-high on Saturday with 19 face-off wins and 11 ground balls to provide plenty of possessions for the Blue Jays.

[nevadajoe]

Final regular season games today. All start at 1:00 PM.

The biggest game is Elizabethtown (10-5) (8-0) at Susquehanna (13-3) (7-1). Elizabethtown clinches the #1 seed with a win. If Susquehanna wins, the seeds will be determined by the tiebreaker.

Moravian (9-7) (5-3) is at Scranton (9-7) (7-1). If Scranton wins and Susquehanna wins, there will be a three-way tie for the #1 seed and the tiebreaker will be needed. Moravian can be the #4 seed with a win or either #5 or #6 if they lose.

Lycoming (4-8) (2-6) is at Goucher (8-8) (2-6).

Wilkes (4-11) (1-7) is at Catholic (8-8) (4-4). If Catholic and Moravian both win, there will be a tie with 5-4 records and Moravian will be the #4 seed based on their 11-10 overtime win over Catholic. If Catholic wins and Moravian loses, Catholic will be the #4 seed.

Juniata (2-14) (0-8) is at Drew (9-7) (4-4). Drew will be in the playoffs as either #5 or #6.

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Wilkes at Catholic now moved to 4:30.

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In a very defensive battle, Susquehanna (14-3) (8-1) clawed back from a 5-2 halftime deficit and defeated Elizabethtown (10-6) (8-1) by a score of 9-8 on a goal by Steven Musser assisted by Pat McDermott. For the River Hawks, Matthew Faggioli had 2 goals and 2 assists and Nick Remund added 2 goals. On defense, Aidan Kennedy caused 3 turnovers and had 2 ground balls and Sean Yamada caused 2 turnovers with 5 ground balls. Jozef Korpics was outstanding in goal with 19 saves, many of them on excellent looks by the Elizabethtown offense.
Elizabethtown was paced on offense by Gavin Gismondi and Colin Kondracki with 3 goals each. Riley Langen had 3 assists. The Blue Jays defense was led by Ben Clark, Jack Gress and Lucas Kohler, who caused 2 turnovers each. Clark and Kohler had 3 ground balls each and Gress had 2 of his own.

Scranton (10-7) (8-1) defeated Moravian (9-8) (5-4) 12-7. A balanced offense was led by Alex Eglitis, with 3 goals, and Seamus O'Callaghan, Kyle Holmes, Quinn Carson and Pat McCormack chipping in 2 goals each. Joe Boyle had 3 assists. On defense, Connor Cole caused 3 turnovers and grabbed 2 ground balls and Colin Pierce had 5 ground balls. Declan Allen had 7 saves in goal to take the win.
Aaron Judge and Connor james had 2 goals each for the Greyhounds and Nick Coffaro added a goal and had 2 assists. Liam Kelly had 15 saves.

Goucher (9-8) (3-6) upended Lycoming (4-9) (2-7) by a score of 14-11. Goucher was led on offense by Jack McDermott with 5 goals. Tyler May and Jacob Morgan had 3 goals each, with May adding 2 assists and Morgan one assist of his own. On defense, Sean Nolan caused 2 turnovers and had 4 ground balls, as well as adding a man-up goal. Jack Smith had 8 saves.
Joey Hoover had 4 goals and 2 assists for Lycoming. In goal, Ben Franco had 20 saves, setting a new single-season record with 250 saves, breaking the record set by Michael Tenant in 2019. Franco, just a junior, also now holds the career saves record with 695.

Drew (10-7) (5-4) defeated Juniata (2-15) (0-9) 18-7. The Rangers offense was led by Joey Larmore, with 5 goals and an assist, and Tommy Larmore and Brett Spafford, with 4 goals and an assist each. Charlie Collins chipped in with 4 assists. Defenseman Tyler McCarthy caused 3 turnovers with 3 ground balls. At faceoff, GJ Nazziola was dominant, winning 23 of 29 with 22 ground balls. With those 22 ground balls, Nazziola set a new all-time program record set by Craig Middleton in 2005.
Aiden Duran scored 3 goals for Juniata.

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Elizabethtown, Scranton and Susquehanna all finish at 8-1.
Based on the tiebreaker, it looks like Elizabethtown will be the #1 seed, with Susquehanna at #2 and Scranton at #3.

If Catholic defeats Wilkes later today, the Cardinals, Moravian and Drew will all finish at 5-4.
Based on the tiebreaker, Catholic will be #4, Moravian #5 and Drew #6.

The schedule on Tuesday looks like Catholic will host Moravian and Scranton will host Drew in the opening round of the Landmark tournament.

[LaxCrusader1]

Elizabethtown, Scranton and Susquehanna all finish at 8-1.
Based on the tiebreaker, it looks like Elizabethtown will be the #1 seed, with Susquehanna at #2 and Scranton at #3.

If Catholic defeats Wilkes later today, the Cardinals, Moravian and Drew will all finish at 5-4.
Based on the tiebreaker, Catholic will be #4, Moravian #5 and Drew #6.

The schedule on Tuesday looks like Catholic will host Moravian and Scranton will host Drew in the opening round of the Landmark tournament.

Hey Joe, can you explain a little bit more? I thought with the head-to-head over Etown, and goal differential in the games, SU would be the #1 seed. What is the tie breaker criteria?

Edit: Nvm... I thought SU's head to head over Etown meant they would get it, but with Etown's shellacking of Scranton I see how you got there.

[Bots Tavern]

Susquehanna gets its first win over a very talented, very well coached Etown since the 2018 regular season. They also did so without their leading points scorer and quarterback, Jack Gaillard, who had been phenomenal all year. With today’s performance, I think Susquehanna goalie Jozef Koerpics solidified his spot as a first team all conference keeper. He held a 65% save percentage this season along with 7 average goals against. Further, he had 4 points this year including 2 goals.

Coach Moan has the hawks rolling into the post-season and has done so while short-staffed. He is beyond deserving of coach of the year in my (obviously unbiased) eyes.

And lastly, it is a bad night to be bots tavern. Roll hawks!

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Elizabethtown, Scranton and Susquehanna all finish at 8-1.
Based on the tiebreaker, it looks like Elizabethtown will be the #1 seed, with Susquehanna at #2 and Scranton at #3.

If Catholic defeats Wilkes later today, the Cardinals, Moravian and Drew will all finish at 5-4.
Based on the tiebreaker, Catholic will be #4, Moravian #5 and Drew #6.

The schedule on Tuesday looks like Catholic will host Moravian and Scranton will host Drew in the opening round of the Landmark tournament.

Hey Joe, can you explain a little bit more? I thought with the head-to-head over Etown, and goal differential in the games, SU would be the #1 seed. What is the tie breaker criteria?

Edit: Nvm... I thought SU's head to head over Etown meant they would get it, but with Etown's shellacking of Scranton I see how you got there.

Yes. The third tiebreaker is goal differential between the three teams tied at 8-1. Elizabethtown's 14-5 over Scranton is the decider (even though it is limited to 7 goals differential).

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Catholic (9-8) (5-4) easily over Wilkes (4-12) (1-8) to secure the #4 seed. Steven Dezelic had 5 goals and an assist. John Hadden had 2 goals and 2 assists. Victor Rosado netted 2 goals and an assists and Matt Shandley had a hat trick for the Cardinals. Ryan Macksoud was dominant at faceoff, taking 15 of 17 with 11 ground balls. Tyler Merchant had 7 saves to take the win.
Colby Opromolla had 3 goals and an assist for Wilkes.

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Final Standings

1. Elizabethtown (8-1)
2. Susquehanna (8-1)
3. Scranton (8-1)
4. Catholic (5-4)
5. Moravian (5-4)
6. Drew (5-4)
7. Goucher (3-6)
8. Lycoming (2-7)
9. Wilkes (1-8)
10. Juniata (0-9)

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Tuesday April 30 schedule.

Moravian at Catholic at 6:00 PM.

Drew at Scranton at 4:00 PM


Thursday May 2 schedule

Drew-Scranton winner at Susquehanna at 4:00 PM.

Moravian- Catholic winner at Elizabethtown at 7:00 PM

Finals on Saturday, May 4.

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Nevada Joe's All-Conference selections.

FIRST TEAM
ATTACK
Brennan Lorrence JR Susquehanna
Riley Langen GR Elizabethtown
Matthew McAree SR Scranton
MIDFIELD
Alex Eglitis SR Scranton
Charlie Collins JR Drew
Aaron Judge JR Moravian
DEFENSE
Colin Pierce GR Scranton
Zach Palinkas JR Scranton
Mike Tayloe JR Catholic
LSM
Ted Zaborowski SR Susquehanna
SSDM
Connor Stewart SR Elizabethtown
FACEOFF
Ryan Macksoud JR Catholic
GOALIE
Jozef Korpics SR Susquehanna


SECOND TEAM
ATTACK
Victor Rosado JR Catholic
Gavin Gismondi SR Elizabethtown
Trevor Dzama SR Moravian
MIDFIELD
Joe Boyle SR Scranton
Matthew Faggioli JR Susquehanna
Brett Spafford SR Drew
DEFENSE
Aidan Kennedy JR Susquehanna
Ben Clark JR Elizabethtown
Sean Nolan SR Goucher
LSM
Andrew Lord SR Scranton
SSDM
Aden Moskovitz JR Moravian
FACEOFF
TJ Chapman SR Elizabethtown
GOALIE
Brayden Franey SR Elizabethtown

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Brennan Lorrence - Susquehanna
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Colin Pierce - Scranton
COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR - Susquehanna - Head Coach Stewart Moan
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Myles McCutcheon - Scranton

[Bananas4Lax3]

Korpics has to be in contention for Defensive Player of the Year if not the favorite. He seems to have 15+ saves a game and keeps things close before the Susquehanna offense can pull it out in the fourth quarter. He also has two goals on the year.... He may be a lock for DPOY.

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Korpics has to be in contention for Defensive Player of the Year if not the favorite. He seems to have 15+ saves a game and keeps things close before the Susquehanna offense can pull it out in the fourth quarter. He also has two goals on the year.... He may be a lock for DPOY.

You are correct. It was a toss-up between Pierce and Korpics.
Both are defensive game changers for their teams

[D3hero]

Another possibility for Defensive Player of the Year is ssdm Connor Stewart from Elizabethown. He has 62 groundballs and 25 CTOs. And on top of that 14 goals and 7 assists. Might be the best overall player in the conference.

[nevadajoe]

I agree that Stewart is the best two-way middie in the history of the Landmark Conference.

it brings to mind the career of Marcus Cheatham, Susquehanna '13. He was a ground ball machine, grabbing 276 for his career. Four-time All-Conference, three of those times a first-teamer. First Susquehanna player named All-America, honorable mention in 2013. Member of the first Landmark All-Decade team. Now works at Under Armour.

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Landmark All-Time Career Assist Record Watch.

Dzama - 127

Langen - 125

Old record was 119.

Update as of 4/27:

Dzama - 128

Langen - 128