MADISON, N.J. - The Drew University men's lacrosse was handed a 21-7 setback by the University of Scranton in a Landmark Conference tilt on Wednesday evening in Ranger Stadium.

WIth the loss, the Rangers are now 8-6 on the season and are in fifth place in the Landmark Conference standings at 2-3 with two matches left in the regular season. Scranton improved to 9-5 and 3-2 i t 

Junior Craig Wilkie and freshman Brian Windisch scored two goals apiece for the Rangers while senior defenseman Jack Tynan registered a career-high seven ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers. Sophomore GJ Nazziola finished 17-for-30 on faceoffs while picking up eight ground balls. 

Senior Anthony Tufaro started in goal for the Rangers and played the opening three quarters while collecting 13 saves. Junior Yoel Ovadya played the final period and was credited with one stop.

Scranton never trailed after scoring the first three goals of the game. However, the Rangers scored three of the next four goals and trailed just 4-3 with 13:08 left in the half. Wilkie scored his first goal of the game with 3:11 to go in the first quarter, making it 3-1, before junior Kyle Weeks and Windisch converted back-to-back tallies before the Royals outscored Drew 6-2 over the rest of the period to assume a 10-5 lead at the break.

The Royals extended their lead in the third quarter, when they blanked Drew 5-0. Wilkie put the Rangers back on the scoreboard with a man-down goal at the 13:48 mark in the fourth quarter. Windisch netted the team's final goal of the night with 11:05 left in the game.

Drew is back in action on Saturday, when it hosts Goucher College at 1 p.m. in another Landmark Conference match