FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 14 (5-6, 1-3 CAA)
Hampton 6 (2-9, 0-4 CAA)
 
HAMPTON, VA – The Monmouth University men's lacrosse team jumped out to an 11-1 lead in a wire-to-wire victory over Hampton on Saturday afternoon at Armstrong Stadium.  

The Hawks came away with a 14-6 victory to secure their first win in Colonial Athletic Association play. Monmouth was led offensively by a pair of freshmen as Ty Caffarelli scored four times and handed out two assists, while Ryan O'Rourke recorded his first-career hat trick and added an assist. Classmate Caden Kesselring and graduate student Cade Stratton scored two goals apiece.

Monmouth's defense held Hampton to one goal through the first three quarters and goalie Andrew Kuhlman equaled his career high with 14 saves in the win.  

GAME NOTES AND QUOTES
"It felt good to pick up a win on the road this afternoon to cap off a great road trip. We were able to make a stop in Washington, D.C. to break up the long trip to Virginia Beach on Friday which allowed us to check out some of the monuments and take a tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It was a great experience for our team."
- Head Coach Brian Fisher

- Monmouth earned its first win in CAA play in program history.
- Monmouth moved to 4-2 on the road this season.
- The Hawks snapped a five-game losing streak with the win.
- The meeting was the first all-time between Monmouth and Hampton.
- Monmouth improved to 4-0 all-time against teams from Virginia.
- The Hawks wore their white helmets with midnight blue jerseys and white shorts.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Andrew Kuhlman tied his career-high with 14 saves and held Hampton to three goals in 48:38.
- Ty Caffarelli tied his career high with four goals and set a new personal standard with six points.
- Caffarelli now has 20 goals during his freshman season, the most for a Monmouth rookie since Bryce Wasserman set the freshman record with 21 in 2015. His 20 goals lead the team.
- Caffarelli recorded his first multi-assist game.
- Ryan O'Rourke scored his first-career hat trick and he now has six goals this year.
- Cade Stratton leads the team with 28 points (19 G, 9 A) after scoring twice and adding two assists.
- Stratton became the third Hawk to score 60 career goals.
- Caden Kesselring had his first-career multi-goal game.
- Matt Karsian, Sean Ketchen and Max Sullivan each added goals. It was the first goal of Sullivan's career.
- Miles Edmiston and Will Brimhall registered their first-career assists. Matt Soutar picked up his first assist of the year.
- Soutar won 14-of-18 faceoffs and led Monmouth with nine ground balls.
- Lance Martineau led Monmouth's defense with a career-best four caused turnovers.
 
NEXT UP
Monmouth travels to Fairfield next Saturday, April 15 for a CAA matchup. The game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on LacrosseTV.