SCRANTON, Pa. – Sophomore
Matt Munoz scored on a penalty kick in the 73rd minute to put Drew in front, but No. 7-ranked University of Scranton answered with a pair of goals to edge the Rangers 2-1 in the Landmark Conference regular-season finale for both teams Wednesday evening.
Drew (8-5-4, 4-4-1 LC) finishes in fifth place in the Landmark Conference standings and will now visit No. 4-seeded Juniata College in the first round of the conference championships on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Munoz converted the first PK attempt of his career while becoming just the second player to score a goal against the Royals in Landmark Conference play this season. Scranton had not yielded a goal in Landmark Conference action since its conference opener, a 4-1 win over Susquehanna back on Sept. 26. The Royals entered the night ranked second in Division III in goals-against average (0.31).
The Royals (13-1-3, 9-0-0 LC) pulled even just over a minute following Munoz' tally on a goal from Cooper Seele. James Mayo provided the game-winner in the 83rd minute.
Scranton held an 8-5 advantage in shots. Senior
Donovan Friedhoff made two saves for Drew while Justin Scavalla turned aside one shot for Scranton.
