West Long Branch, N.J. – Luke Cole and Brendan Dundas each scored twice, but Monmouth University Men's Lacrosse fell in its CAA opener Saturday, 16-7 to the University of Delaware at Kessler Stadium.
 
Cole gave Monmouth the early lead, and Connor Macrae put MU up 2-1 late in the first period before Cole tied things at three at 8:42 of the second. Delaware then scored the next three, with Dundas cutting in to trim it to 6-4. Connor Gorman got Monmouth within 7-5 at 2:48 of the second period, but the Blue Hens scored five straight through the half to lead 12-5. Consecutive goals from Dundas and Sean Ketchen got the Hawks within five before Delaware scored the final four to close out the contest.
 
Notes and Quotes

"Have to first acknowledge Delaware and give them credit because they are a very good team and play a style that forces you to earn your opportunities everywhere on the field. Despite a tough day at the X we did a lot of good things in the first half and kept ourselves within striking distance. Unfortunately we lost our focus coming out of the half and had a 5-6 minute stretch where we let the game play get away from us and made a series of mistakes that we were unable to recover from." - Head Coach Brian Fisher

-Luke Cole scored two goals for the fourth game in a row.
-Brendan Dundas scored two goals for the fifth time in his first six games.
-Connor Macrae has scored in every game this season.
-Terrence Lacewell tied a career-best with four ground balls.
-Gabe Bowen-Slott had a career best three caused turnovers.
 
Numbers Crunch
-Tommy Heller made seven saves for Monmouth.
-MU was 18-19 on clears.
-The Hawks caused six turnovers on the afternoon.
 
Up Next
-Monmouth visits Villanova next Saturday, March 16 at noon.