Wilkes Barre, Pa. (Apr. 2, 2016) - Alvernia University (3-6) scored three goals in the first and scored in every quarter in an 8-6 win over Wilkes University (0-8) Saturday afternoon in non-conference men's lacrosse action at Wilkes.

Andrew Ritchie, Kyle Farrell, and Brett Gardels each scored for the Crusaders in the first quarter for a 3-0 lead.  Wilkes scored its first goal of the game with 19 seconds left in the first quarter then scored the first goal of the second quarter to pull within a goal at 3-2.

Benjamin Manning bookended two Wilkes goals to finish the second quarter and the Crusaders took a 5-4 lead at the halftime break.

Jarrett Abernethy and Gardels scored the only two goals of the third quarter to give the Crusaders a 7-4 lead after three.

Wilkes scored a goal midway through the fourth quarter then added a man-up goal a minute later to cut the gap back down to one goal.  Abernethy netted the Crusaders' insurance goal with under a minute to play for the 8-6 final.

Jacob O'Donnell made five saves for the Crusaders and Brian Manning made 17 saves for Wilkes.

The Crusaders return to the conference schedule hosting Widener on Wednesday evening.

Alvernia 8, Wlikes 6