FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 11 (11-3, 5-0 MAAC)
Canisius 6 (5-8, 3-2 MAAC)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Bryce Wasserman scored five goals to lead the Monmouth University men's lacrosse team to an 11-6 victory over Canisius and its first-ever MAAC Regular Season Championship.

Monmouth jumped out to an early 5-2 lead after the first quarter, which featured four goals by Wasserman and one from Chris Daly.

After Canisius trimmed the lead to 5-4 at halftime, the Hawks outscored the Golden Griffins 6-2 in the second half, including three straight goals to put the game out of reach. Monmouth secured its eighth consecutive victory and secured the top seed in the MAAC Tournament.

NOTES & QUOTES
"This group has accomplished so much. To get the win tonight on Senior Night at home is special, but we know there's one regular season game left and a conference tournament ahead of us. We are really excited about the opportunities the season still has and we know there is work left to be done."
- Head Coach Brian Fisher

"It's just one step. We have three more games to go to win a MAAC Championship and that is our end goal and this is just another win on the way."
- Junior attack Bryce Wasserman

- The Hawks captured their first MAAC Regular Season Championship in program history.
- Monmouth's victory extends the program-record winning streak to eight games.
- Monmouth's eight-game winning streak is tied with Syracuse for the longest in the nation.
- Monmouth improved to 11-3 on the season, its best start in four seasons.
- The Hawks reached 11 overall victories and are 5-0 in the MAAC for the first time ever.
- MU won its sixth straight MAAC regular season game dating back to last season.
- Monmouth's defense has held opponents under double digits in 10 straight games.
- The Hawks are 10-1 when holding an opponent to nine goals or less.
- The Hawks moved to 5-0 at home this season
- The Hawks wore chrome helmets with midnight blue jerseys and white shorts. Monmouth is 4-0 with that combination this season.
- Monmouth is now 3-1 against Canisius in four all-time meetings. It was the Hawks' third straight win against the Griffs.
- Monmouth's 22-member senior class was honored in an afternoon luncheon inside the Varsity Club at the OceanFirst Bank Center.
- Monmouth softball players Ally Stoltzman and Katie Baron served as honorary captains for the game as the Hawks took part in their #PlayForAlly game. Baron created the Play 4 Ally Foundation after Stolzman's career was cut short in a traumatic accident.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- As a team, Monmouth is outscoring its opponents 88-52 over the eight-game winning streak.
- Bryce Wasserman extended his team-best goal-scoring streak to 12 games with his second five-goal game of the season. The junior has a team-high 25 goals this season and 61 for his career.
- Wasserman's 36 points (25 goals, 11 assists) is Monmouth's new single-season record for points.
- Wasserman has 11 goals in two career games against Canisius.
- Eamon Campbell extended his goal-scoring streak to six games with his sixth multi-goal game of the season. Campbell has 15 goals and 12 assists on the year after his four-point night.
- Tyler Keen netted his 23rd goal of the season.
- Chris Daly had a goal in the first quarter and has 13 this season and 68 for his career.
- Griffin Figel added a goal for Monmouth, his 12th of the year and 15th of his career.
- Sean Tornetta scored his second career goal.
- Justin Schwenk went 13-for-21 at the faceoff X.
- The Hawks were plus-10 in ground balls (28-18), led by Schwenk's seven.
- Nick Hreshko made seven saves in goal for Monmouth.
- Neil Ruppert and Grier Wilson each caused two turnovers.

NEXT UP
Monmouth closes the regular season next Friday, April 28 when it hosts Manhattan at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on national television on ESPNU.