West Long Branch, N.J. – Monmouth University Men's Lacrosse cut the deficit to one, but were unable to get the equalizer, falling to Fairfield University Saturday afternoon, 11-10. Three Hawks scored multiple goals in the game.
 
Monmouth got on the board quickly, with Sean Ketchen netting one 47 seconds in, but Fairfield used a 6-0 run on five goals from Bryce Ford and Will Consoli to lead 6-1. Monmouth closed the half strong, cutting it to 6-4 at the break on two Connor Gorman tallies with a Jake Schneider finish in between.
 
MU's run continued into the second half, with Matt Dollive cutting it to one before Brendan Dundas tied it at 11:23. The Stags scored twice in 24 seconds to regain the lead at 8-6 headed to the fourth. Fairfield widened the lead to 11-7 with 8:23 to go, but MU immediately responded. Nick Teets netted two in 31 seconds to make it 11-9, and Luke Cole's tally at 2:20 made it 11-10. Monmouth had the final possession with a chance to tie but were unable to, falling by one.
 
Notes
 
-Matt Dollive posted his first career multi-goal game.
-Nick Teets notched his second multi-goal game this season.
-Ethan Cronk's nine ground balls was one off a career high.
-The two-goal game for Connor Gorman was his ninth with multiple goals this season.
 
Numbers Crunch
-Monmouth outshot Fairfield 45-32.
-The Hawks had 22 on goal compared to 19 for Fairfield.
-Monmouth won 15 of the 25 faceoffs.
-Each team had eight caused turnovers.
 
Up Next
-Monmouth visits Towson next Saturday, April 20 at 12:00 p.m.