Box Score PRINCETON, NJ – Graduate goalkeeper Tommy Heller broke a program record with 18 saves, but Monmouth University Men's Lacrosse fell to Princeton Sunday, 15-5. Connor Gorman scored twice for MU on the afternoon.
The Hawks led twice in the opening quarter, with Ty Caffarelli and Gorman scoring back-to-back goals to make it 2-1. After the Tigers got even, Sean Ketchen made it 3-2 Monmouth at 5:58 of the first. Princeton netted four in a row to make it 7-3, but Monmouth responded with two goals in 23 seconds from Connor Macrae and Gorman to make it a 7-5 game at the half.
Princeton held off Monmouth in the second half, winning it 15-5. Heller finished with 18 stops in just over 55 minutes of action to break the program mark.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"We played pretty well in the first half and had some opportunities in the second half to keep it close but got a little sloppy which allowed them to take advantage of our mistakes.
We have a lot to build on going forward but in the third-quarter began to tire and made some mental mistakes along with missing some shots which gave Princeton some breathing room.
With a midweek game on the horizon we only have a couple of days to learn from this one and get ready to play again on Wednesday." – Head Coach Brian Fisher
-Tommy Heller broke the program record for saves in a game with 18, topping Noah Lode, who made 17 stops on four occasions.
-Connor Gorman scored multiple goals for the second game in a row to start the season.
-Ty Caffarelli has scored in seven straight games dating back to last season.
-Connor Macrae and Sean Ketchen have each scored in the first two games of the year.
-This marked the sixth straight season Monmouth and Princeton have squared off, excluding the conference-only 2021 campaign.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Heller made 18 stops to Princeton's Micha Gianforcaro's 13.
-MU picked up 32 ground balls on the day.
-Monmouth committed just one penalty to Princeton's three.
UP NEXT
-Monmouth visits NJIT on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.
