FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 9  (5-1, 4-1 MAAC)
Detroit Mercy 7 (3-3, 3-2 MAAC)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – After a back-and-forth first 15 minutes, the Monmouth University men's lacrosse team held Detroit Mercy to three goals over the final three quarters in an eventual 9-7 victory on Friday afternoon at Kessler Stadium.

Noah Lode made a season-high 14 saves in goal for Monmouth as the Hawks used another balanced effort on the offensive end to secure the win. Seven different Monmouth players scored in the game, with Mike McIntyre and David Cormack putting in two apiece.  

The win helped Monmouth become the first MAAC team to reach four conference wins as the team improved on its best start in program history through six games. 

NOTES & QUOTES
"The staff and I are so happy for our guys that we were able to pull out another victory over a tough conference opponent on senior day. Given everything that we have had to overcome this season in order to play, it feels great just to get to game day and compete. Winning tough games and finding different ways to win is just the icing on the cake. Also, I want to say good luck to our women's soccer team as they begin their conference tournament tonight at home. Go Hawks!"
- Head Coach Brian Fisher 

- The Hawks improved to 5-1 on the year and 4-1 in conference play.
- Monmouth has its best six-game start in program history.
- The Hawks sit alone in first place in the MAAC with Manhattan a half game behind and set to play on Saturday.
- It was Monmouth's third win all-time against Detroit Mercy and the first at home.
- Monmouth is 4-0 at Kessler Stadium in 2021.
- The Hawks wore their blue chrome helmets with dark gray jerseys and dark gray shorts for the first time ever.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Noah Lode turned away a season-high 14 Detroit Mercy shots in the win.
- Mike McIntyre scored twice to increase his season total to four goals.
- David Cormack's two goals gave him four on the year and 13 for his career. He scored one man-up goal, his fourth career.
- Max Brooks contributed a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to seven games. Brooks has 12 points on the year (6 G, 6 A) and 31 for his career (17 G, 14 A).
- Zach Clemente scored once to give him seven goals on the season and 36 for his career. Clemente also added an assist in the win and registered his second-straight multi-point game.
- Connor Macrae, Anthony Sardo and Andrew Duswalt each scored once for the Hawks. Macrae and Sardo scored man up goals, with Sardo increasing his program record to 12. Duswalt scored for the second straight game and Macrae now has six goals on the year.
- Cade Stratton added an assist to give him a team-best 15 points on the year. It was Stratton's 40^th career point.
- Dwayne Mattushik contributed his first assist as a Hawk.
- Dillon Smart led the Hawks with six ground balls and two caused turnovers. Chris Hervada also caused two turnovers in the win.
- Smart became the fifth Hawk to reach 40 career caused turnovers. Smart (108) and Hervada (106) rank third and fourth, respectively, in career ground balls.
- Matt Soutar went 11-for-19 at the faceoff X.

UP NEXT
Monmouth will host Marist at Kessler Stadium on Tuesday, April 13 at 3 p.m.