Box Score MADISON, N.J. – The FDU-Florham men's lacrosse team concluded their regular season with a playoff-clinching 8-4 victory over Arcadia University on Saturday afternoon at Robert T. Shields Field.

With the win, the Devils (8-7, 3-3 Freedom) advanced to take on top-seeded Eastern University (12-4, 6-0 Freedom) on Tuesday. The Eagles defeated the Devils 20-3 earlier this season in St. Davids, Pa.

Despite outshooting the Knights 15-2 in the opening period, the Devils only led 1-0 through one period of action with junior attack Frank Reda (Hauppauge, N.Y./Smithtown West) picking up the goal off of an assist from Connor May (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Arcadia).

However, FDU-Florham increased their lead with four-straight goals in the second quarter. Celebrating senior day, Lance O'Donovan (Duxbury, Mass/Duxbury) began the surge with an unassisted strike. Four minutes later, freshman Mike Duesler (Clifton, N.J./Clifton) scored his fourth goal of the season to give the home team a 3-0 lead.

Freshmen Dan Decker (East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) and May netted goals just 13 seconds apart, which resulted in a 5-0 advantage for the Devils. FDU-Florham held a 5-1 lead at intermission.

After Arcadia sophomore Chris Jacovino opened the third quarter with a goal, the Devils responded with three-straight goals. Reda scored the first, O'Donovan followed, and Daniel Minnich (Laurys Station, Pa./Parkland) notched the third, which put the game out of reach.

Reda, the conference's leading scorer, added five ground balls to his ledger, while Decker caused a season-high five turnovers in the win. FDU-Florham junior goalkeeper Gerry Yotcoski (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) was stellar in net and made 12 saves in the victory.

Next up for the Devils:
The Devils head to St. Davids, Pa. this Tuesday, April 29^th to take on Eastern University in the opening round of the Freedom Conference Tournament. Start time to be announced on Sunday.