FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 12 (3-4, 1-0 MAAC)
Manhattan 8 (3-5, 0-1 MAAC)

RIVERDALE, NY – The Monmouth University men's lacrosse team outscored Manhattan 6-2 in the second half to break a halftime tie and opened MAAC play with a 12-8 victory on Saturday afternoon at Gaelic Park.  

Bryce Wasserman scored five times and added an assist, including four goals in the second half to spark the Monmouth offense, while Noah Lode made 12 saves in goal for the Hawks.

Griffin Figel's goal with 8:44 to play in the third quarter put Monmouth ahead for good in a game in which the Hawks never trailed. From there, Wasserman scored three straight goals to give Monmouth a 10-6 advantage with just under 10 minutes remaining.

Manhattan's Parker Giarratana scored seconds later, before Wasserman and Giarratana traded goals as they each increased their personal totals to five on the day. Hunter Jones put in his 12^th of the year to run the final score to 12-8.

NOTES & QUOTES
"I'm proud of the guys because it was a tough game. Credit goes to Drew Kelleher and his staff, because they were prepared and did some things to try to keep us off balance. In the second quarter, we hit a little bit of a rough patch and I'm proud of our guys in how they responded in the second half. Our veterans, in particular, played really solid second halves and allowed us to pull away and win the game."
- Head Coach Brian Fisher

- Monmouth won its ninth straight game overall against MAAC opponents.
- The win was Monmouth's eighth consecutive MAAC regular-season win.
- Monmouth improved to 3-2 on the road this year.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series with Manhattan, 4-1.
- Monmouth has won four consecutive games against the Jaspers.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth has outscored its opponents 25-9 in the fourth quarter of games this season.
- Bryce Wasserman's five-goal performance was the most for a Monmouth player since he scored five against Canisius on April 21, 2017.
- Wasserman's six points were the most since he had six against Siena on March 25, 2017.
- Wasserman now has a team-leading 15 goals this season and 80 for his career.
- Wasserman extended his program-best points streak to 23 games and his goals streak to nine straight games.
- Wasserman now has 10-career hat tricks and nine game-winning goals.
- Griffin Figel scored twice and added an assist. He has at least one point in every game this season and 21 career goals.
- Sean Tornetta had a goal and an assist for his first points of the season.
- Dylan Schulte scored one goal in the win and he has at least one point in every game this year. The goal was his seventh of the season and the 37th of his career.
- Hunter Jones scored once to increase his season total to 12 goals.
- Rookies Casey Kimmel (4^th) and Rudy Beck (2^nd) each added goals for the Hawks.
- Dan Bloodgood, Jake Willson and Gordon Phillips added assists in the win. It marked Willson's first-career assist.
- Freshman Noah Lode made 12 saves in goal and led the Hawks with six ground balls. It was Lode's fourth double-digit save performance.
- Manhattan won 17 of the game's 24 faceoffs.

UP NEXT
Monmouth hosts Detroit Mercy next Saturday at Hesse Field on the Great Lawn. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m.