PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher University men's lacrosse team were at home on Saturday, hosting Nazareth University in the Empire 8 Men's Lacrosse Championship Final. The Cardinals began with five unanswered goals and cruised to a 20-8 victory, winning their fifth straight Empire 8 title.
 
Sean Donaldson came out firing, scoring back-to-back goals in 1:30. Matt Slowinski and Jordan Leuze scored their first of the day before Donaldson completed his hat-trick in under five minutes. The Golden Flyers scored a pair of goals, but Fisher added three more goals to claim a 8-2 lead after one quarter of play. In the second, Donaldson added another score before Ethan Kesselring tallied a pair of his own. Connor Mesh slotted in his first with a minute to go in the first half, and heading into the break, the team led 12-3.
 
The Cardinals maintained their intensity in the third quarter, with Keaton Piconi and Timmy Salit combined for four goals, while Braeden McNeill, Colin Blakeslee and Brady Mason all chipping in scores to push the advantage to 19-4 through three. In the fourth quarter Kemmis scored the lone goal with 7:52 to play, and Fisher secured the 20-8 Championship final victory.
 
Ben Hammond earned Tournament MVP, earning the win after playing just over 51 minutes and making six saves in the finals. Six different Cardinals had multi-goal games led by Donaldson's four.
 
Fisher will have their eyes on the Selection Show on Sunday at 9 p.m. as they wait to hear their names and see where they will play.
 
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