FINAL SCORE
Detroit Mercy 6 (5-3, 2-1 MAAC)
Monmouth 4 (1-6, 0-2 MAAC)
DETROIT – A pair of goals by the Monmouth University men's lacrosse team late in the fourth quarter pulled the Hawks within one, before Detroit Mercy ultimately came away with the 6-4 victory on Saturday afternoon at Titan Field.
Monmouth trailed 5-2 late in the fourth quarter before two goals 16 seconds apart briefly shifted the momentum to the visitors. Detroit Mercy's lead was 5-4 with 3:42 remaining after
J.D. Nozemack's goal, but the Titans responded with a faceoff win and a goal on the ensuing possession to polish off the scoring.
Casey Kimmel scored twice for Monmouth and the Hawks' defense set a new program record for caused turnovers with 19 in the loss.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"The staff and I were really proud of our effort today and that the guys played really hard even though we still came up a little short. There were a lot of bright spots on the day, especially on the defensive half of the field, but as a team we have to find a way to finish some more plays. While it has not been reflected in our results the past two weeks, the team has been working hard in practice and improving each day. We are looking forward to our next conference game and playing at home on Hesse Field next weekend."
Head Coach, Brian Fisher
- Detroit Mercy leads the all-time series against Monmouth, 5-2.
- The Titans won their third straight game against the Hawks.
- Monmouth used the same starting lineup for the second consecutive game.
- The Hawks wore their white helmets with midnight blue jerseys and white shorts.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth set a new program record for caused turnovers with 19. The total beat the previous high of 17, set earlier this season at Saint Joseph's.
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Chris Hervada set the Monmouth single game record for caused turnovers with six, topping the previous record of five held by
Reed Zak '17, set on April 28, 2017 against Manhattan.
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Noah Lode and
Dillon Smart each contributed a career-high three caused turnovers.
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Chris Hervada also set the program record for ground balls in a game with nine. Five times previously a Monmouth player had eight ground balls in a game, most recently
Ian Weinberg this season at NJIT.
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Casey Kimmel scored for the fourth straight game. He has six goals this season and 17 in his career.
- Kimmel recorded his second consecutive and fourth-career multi-goal game.
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Ethan Masucci and
J.D. Nozemack each scored their second goals of the year.
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Griffin Figel led Monmouth with two assists. Figel has 12 points on the year (4 G, 8 A) and 69 points in his career.
- Figel's 69 career points move him into third on Monmouth's all-time points list, passing
Dan Bloodgood '18.
- Freshman
Scooter Whiteside registered his first-career point with the assist on Nozemack's goal.
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Shaun Napolitano led the Hawks with a career-high with four caused turnovers and also picked up a season-high three ground balls.
- As a team, Monmouth outshot Detroit Mercy 31-29.
- The six goals allowed marked a season-low for a Monmouth opponent.
- Detroit Mercy controlled the faceoff X, winning 10-of-13.
- Detroit Mercy turned the ball over a total of 26 times, two more than Monmouth's 24.
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Noah Lode registered 12 saves in goal for the Hawks. It marked Lode's 16th consecutive and 19th career double-digit save performance.
UP NEXT
Monmouth returns home next Saturday to host Canisius at Hesse Field on The Great Lawn. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and the ESPN App.
