STATEN ISLAND, NY – The Monmouth University men's lacrosse team earned its first win of the 2018 season in convincing fashion by defeating Wagner, 17-4, at Hameline Field on Wednesday afternoon.  

Wagner scored the game's first goal, but Monmouth responded with a run of eight straight goals to take control of the contest. Dylan Schulte and Bryce Wasserman each scored twice during the run and then Monmouth went into halftime with a 9-2 lead.

After Hunter Jones scored in transition to open the third quarter, the Seahawks scored twice to make it 10-4. Monmouth responded as Schulte completed his hat trick to ignite a 7-0 Hawks' spurt to run the final score to 17-4.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Today was a really good day for our guys. We bounced back nicely after a tough loss Saturday at Princeton where we played really well in a lot of areas of the game. Our guys handled some of the adjustments we made really well on a short week and that showed today. It was nice to get everyone on the field, and when they played they played with energy and our starters were excited and enthusiastic to see them performing well. "
- Head Coach Brian Fisher

- Joe Lucas made his first-career start on defense for Monmouth.
- Brayden Carney, Connor Tuturice, Joey Belko, Vince Martina, Jimmy Watson, Colin Allen, Chris Clemente, Dom Pizzuli and Max Brooks all made their Monmouth debuts in the game.
- Monmouth won its fourth consecutive game against Wagner.
- The Hawks lead the all-time series against Wagner 4-1.
- Monmouth is 5-2 all-time when wearing Matte Gray helmets with midnight blue jerseys and shorts.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth equaled its program record for goals scored (17). It was the third time the Hawks reached 17 goals in a game.
- The Hawks set a new team record for points with 30.
- Monmouth scored six goals in the second quarter. It was the first six-goal quarter since April 10, 2017 against VMI.
- Monmouth has held Wagner to four goals or less in three of its five meetings with the Seahawks.
- Monmouth improved to 18-2 all-time when scoring 10 goals.
- The Hawks were perfect on clear attempts (20-for-20) for the second straight game.
- Bryce Wasserman extended his team-best points streak to 18 games with two goals and five assists.
- Wasserman set a career high in assists (5) and equaled his career-high in points (7).
- The seven points equals the Monmouth single game points record, held by Wasserman. 
- Dylan Schulte recorded his second-career hat trick.
- Griffin Figel set a new career-high with three assists.
- Dom Pizzuli scored twice, including his first-career goal.
- Shaun Napolitano, Casey Kimmel, Trevor Benedetto and Max Brooks each scored their first-career goals.
- Colin Allen (2) and Jimmy Watson (1) each contributed their first-career assists.
- Chandler Vanderbeek picked up a career-high five ground balls to lead Monmouth.
- Keegan Teluk went 12-for-20 at the faceoff X.
- Noah Lode started in goal and made nine saves, Mike Yanovitch made one stop in 4:03 and Brayden Carney played the final 2:16.

UP NEXT
Monmouth hosts Delaware in its 2018 home opener on Saturday afternoon. Opening faceoff at Kessler Stadium is set for 12 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at MonmouthHawks.com/Tickets.