FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 9 (1-2)
Wagner 7 (0-3)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Connor Macrae scored five times to lead the Monmouth University men's lacrosse team to a 9-7 victory over visiting Wagner on Tuesday afternoon at Kessler Stadium.

Monmouth took control with a four-goal run surrounding halftime with Macrae scoring twice along with David Cormack and Devin Pipher to make it 8-4 in favor of the Hawks midway through the third quarter.

Wagner scored two goals to make it a 9-7 game in the fourth quarter, but Monmouth held on for its first win of the season.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Wagner is a tough team to prepare for on a short week and it felt great to play at home this afternoon and get our first win of the season. It was good to see some key guys step up for us with Connor Macrae, Max Brooks, Noah Lode and Matt Soutar all playing well and making plays to help us earn the victory."
- Head Coach Brian Fisher

- The win was Monmouth's first of the season.
- Monmouth improved to 5-5 in home opening games.
- Monmouth improved to 7-1 all-time against Wagner, including seven straight wins.
- Monmouth is now 12-11 all-time against current NEC teams.
- The Hawks wore their white helmets with white jerseys and white shorts.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Connor Macrae became the third Hawk to score at least five goals in a single game, joining Bryce Wasserman (4) and Cade Stratton (1). Macrae was credited with his first-career game-winning goal.
- Matt Soutar won 13-of-20 faceoffs and led Monmouth with six ground balls in the game.
- Noah Lode recorded 11 saves in the victory. It was Lode's 22^nd career victory in goal, the most in program history.
- Max Brooks, David Cormack, Devin Pipher and Mike McIntyre each added goals in the win.
- Brooks scored his 26^th career goal and his third of the season.
- Brooks equaled his career high with three assists.
- Pipher scored his first goal in a Monmouth uniform and added an assist.
- Cormack scored his second goal of 2022 and the 17^th goal of his career.
- Cade Stratton added two assists in the game, giving him 57 career points.
- McIntyre netted his first goal of the year and 17^th of his career.
- Ryan Morris and Jack Gertie led the Hawks with two caused turnovers apiece.

NEXT UP
Monmouth will travel to Philadelphia on Saturday for a meeting with St. Joseph's. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on NEC Front Row.