CARLISLE, Pa. – For the third consecutive season the Dickinson men's lacrosse team will play host to a Centennial Conference semifinal as the second-seeded Red and White will entertain the third-seeded Muhlenberg College on Thursday night at Biddle Field.

Game Information
Opponents – Muhlenberg College Mules
Date – Thursday, May 2nd
Time – 7:00 pm
Location – Carlisle, Pa. (Biddle Field)
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RED OUT BIDDLE!
We want all Dickinson fans in RED as we attempt to secure our sixth Centennial Conference Championship!

Regular Season Meeting - #7 DEVILS 11, Mules 6
Senior Patrick Scarborough was the star in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams as he recorded 14 saves and scored twice as the Red and White kicked things off with a five-goal win. Dickinson took advantage of a fast start tallying four times inside the opening period as Scarborough got things going just 1:08 into the game, before Sam Campbell, Owen Porter and Matt Thurston made it 4-1. Each team solved the keepers twice in the second period as tallies by Sascha Gannon and Scarborough held the margin at three (6-3) with 30 minutes in the books. Four minutes into the third frame the Devils stretched the gap to five as Porter setup both Skyler Schluter and Colin Williams to push the lead to 8-3, before a marker by Porter with six-ticks left had it at 9-4 heading to the fourth. Muhlenberg gave themselves a little life early in the final quarter cutting it down to 9-6, but goals for Cullen Mulhern and Gannon set the final score of 11-6.

Inside the Devils Den (14-2, 7-1 Centennial)
Schedule Overview
Dickinson began the season "flying high" winning their first five games toppling  #17 Stevens in overtime 10-9 in the opener, before besting Scranton (12-9), Roanoke (15-13), #20 Kenyon (13-8) and Stevenson (14-6). The Red and White then returned to Stevenson University for their annual visit to the Mustang Classic taking on #5 Christopher Newport falling 17-9, before bringing down #10 York College of Pennsylvania 11-8 less than 24-hours later. After their trip to the Classic, the Devils opened up conference play with a pair of wins over Muhlenberg (11-6) and Franklin & Marshall (13-6). They then secured their second overtime win of the year by knocking off St. Mary's College of Maryland 13-12, prior to picking up two more conference victories against Washington (Md.) (12-7) and McDaniel (16-5). Dickinson then ventured to then #11 (now #4) Swarthmore for a battle of the top teams in the CC. Unfortunately, the Garnet got the best of DC with a 12-11 win on that day. However, the Devils answered the bell in a big way by ending the regular season with a three-game winning streak over #19 Gettysburg (12-8), Haverford (12-11) and Ursinus (17-8).   

Chance to Three-Peat 
Last year the Red and White became the first program to repeat as Centennial Conference champion since the 2015 and 2016 Gettysburg College teams. This year's group of Red Devils will look to become the first school to post a three-peat since Dickinson accomplished that feat back in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

40-40 Club
The duo of Porter and Schluter have combined for an even 90 points on the campaign as both have eclipsed the 40-point plateau. Porter leads the team in goals with 31 and has chipped in 13 assists, while Schluter has 14 markers with a team-high 32 helpers.

The Rest of the Attack
Dickinson has six other players that have tallied ten or more goals on the campaign led by Thurston (29) followed by, Gannon (27), Ethan Gess (14), Campbell (12) and James Issacson (11). The trio of Mac Childs, Mulhern and Williams have joined together to bury the rock 25 times as well.

Sharing the Rock
While Porter and Schluter have been responsible for most of the Devils assists this season combining for 45, the group of Liam Carney, Gannon, Isaacson, Mulhern and Thurston have all handed out five or more.

Strong Defensive Backbone
After having to find their way a little early in the year the Dickinson defense has been a main reason that the Red and White find themselves back in the postseason as five players have forced double-digit turnovers, including a trio with 20 or more. Xander Usich ranks tops on the team with 27, while Evan Karetsos and Ethan Ackerman have 23 and 20 respectively. Capp Reynolds has chipped in 16 and Jack Deady has added 15.

Strong at the Dot
John McKee continues to be the top man at the X for the Red and White going 206-of-333 for a .619 win percentage. Ben Trucksess has been a nice change of pace posting a mark of 33-of-61 (54.1%), while Andrew Atkins is 3-of-7.

The Keepers of the Cage
Scarborough has been outstanding in his first full season as the Devils starting keeper taking over for All-American Chris Brandau. On the year, he holds a 13-2 record with a .539 save percentage and a 9.48 goals-against average which ranks him second in the conference. Rocco Bognet has also chipped in nearly 65 minutes between the pipes posting a 1-0 mark winning his first collegiate start against McDaniel with seven saves.  

At the Stable (10-7, 6-2 Centennial)
Since going on a two-game skid against Dickinson and Swarthmore back in the end of March, the Mules have been outstanding winning their final seven games including six-straight in the conference. The question for Muhlenberg is will they arrive at Biddle Field a little out of rhythm as the Mules have not played since posting a solid 14-9 non-conference win at home versus Stockton University last Wednesday night (April 24th). The visitors will bring a balanced attack into the matchup as they have eight players with double-digits goals paced by the duo of Jack Bill (39) and Wyatt Malia (36). Daniel Friedel and Chase Kusko have also eclipsed the 20-goal mark with 23 and 21 respectively. Ryan May (15), Tyler Kitchen (14), Andrew Sellitto (13) and Liam Ledwith (12) have also contributed all season long. At the faceoff X, Griffin Minuto will be tasked with slowing down McKee as he has gone 165-318 tracking down a team-high 53 groundballs, while Michael Drago has added a 52-113 with 27 loose balls. Stephen Krug has started all but one game in goal for the Mules ending the regular season with a 9-7 record to go along with a 10.50 goals-against average and a .506 save percentage. Muhlenberg is coached by Jake Plunket in his ninth season.

Rest of the Tournament 
In addition to the Devils and Mules squaring off in one semifinal the other contest will take place in Swarthmore with the top-seeded Garnet hosting the fourth-seeded Gettysburg Bullets at 7 p.m. The winners of the two semifinals will battle on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the highest remaining seed for the Centennial Conference crown and the NCAA Automatic Qualifier.