Call it luck, skill, fate or what you will, but Loyola Blakefield Varsity Lacrosse is headed to the MIAA "A" Conference Finals for a second straight year.
After nearly missing the playoffs, they were able to get the sixth seed thanks to Mt. St. Joseph's overtime win against St. Mary's-Annapolis.
The Dons have made the most of their second chance though, beating No. 2 seed McDonogh 13-4 Tuesday to earn a birth in Friday’s title game.
Up 4-2 at halftime, the Dons scored a total of nine goals in the seond half to beat the Eagles.
Don midfielder Alex Rosener notched four goals, including three in the fourth quarter, to put the game away, to lead Loyola in goals. Senior teammate Devin McNamara (Villanova) scored his two goals and three of his five assists in the second half. Senior Tyler Llewellyn also scored two goals, again both after halftime. Loyola senior Kevin Jackson also added three goals and one assist. Ryan Conrad added two goals and an assist, while Tim Nordbrook and Kevin O’Toole combined for three assists for the Dons.
Loyola Blakefield will face off against #1 Boys’ Latin this Friday at 8 p.m. at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson University.
Loyola and Boys' Latin have only met once during the regular season this year, where BL won 13-8 at home.