FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 7 (2-7, 1-3 MAAC)
St. Bonaventure 5 (0-9, 0-5 MAAC)

OLEAN, NY – The Monmouth University men's lacrosse team erased a 3-0 deficit after the first quarter, but responded to score seven of the final nine goals in a 7-5 victory over St. Bonaventure on Tuesday afternoon at Marra Athletics Complex.

After the Bonnies scored the game's first three goals, Monmouth controlled the second quarter. The Hawks took a 4-3 lead into intermission following David Cormack's goal right before time expired in the period.

Monmouth pushed the lead to 5-3 early in the third when Griffin Figel scooped up a long toss from midfield and beat the St. Bonaventure goalie. The Hawks' run ended with a Bonnies goal with five minutes left in the third, but Monmouth maintained the 5-4 lead and took the one-goal advantage into the fourth quarter.

Figel completed his hat trick with a man-up goal and then Max Brooks made it 7-4 with five minutes to go in regulation to help the Hawks secure the win.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"The staff and I are proud that after a tough game this past Saturday and a long road trip on Monday that we kept our focus, worked hard the past two days and showed some resiliency in getting the job done this afternoon. With a short turnaround and with a few guys playing banged up today, we were thrilled with the effort and happy for the guys that we were able to grind out a win on the road."
- Head Coach Brian Fisher

- Monmouth and St. Bonaventure met for the first time ever.
- Monmouth earned its first MAAC win of the year.
- The win was Monmouth's first road victory of the season.
- Monmouth used its seventh different starting lineup combination of the season.
- The Hawks wore their chrome helmets with midnight blue jerseys and white shorts.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Noah Lode tallied 13 saves in goal for the Hawks, who held their opponent to a season-low five goals.
- Ian Weinberg won 11-of-15 faceoffs, giving him five double-digit faceoff win games in 2019.
- Shaun Napolitano led the Hawks with a career-high with four caused turnovers and Monmouth forced 12 turnovers as a team.
- Monmouth went 2-for-3 on man-up opportunities and scored its first man-up goals of the season.
- Griffin Figel registered his second hat trick of the season and his fourth-career three-goal game. His man-up goal was his first-career goal on the man advantage.
- Figel equaled his career high with four points, the fourth time he has had four points a game.
- The senior now has 73 career points, with 41 goals and 32 assists.
- Garrett Klurman, Casey Kimmel, David Cormack and Max Brooks each scored once for Monmouth.
- Klurman scored his second goal of the year, Cormack put in his first-career goal and Brooks got his fourth of the season and sixth career goal.
- Kimmel's score was a man-up tally and his seventh of the year and 18^th career goal. It was his first man-up goal of 2019 and the fourth of his career. Five of his seven goals on the season have come against MAAC opponents.
- Gordon Phillips had two assists in the game. Phillips has four assists this year and 20 for his career.
- Phillips had four ground balls, giving him 99 for his career.

UP NEXT
Monmouth's next game is on April 13 in West Long Branch. The Hawks host Manhattan at 3 p.m. as part of Military and First Responders Appreciation Day. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.