POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist men's lacrosse is set to begin its season tomorrow at Air Force Academy. Face-off is set to start 2 pm eastern time.
 

LAST SEASON

The Red Foxes went 3-12 overall last season and finished fifth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They missed the MAAC Championship for the first time in five years and will look to rebound this season.
 

PRESEASON MAAC

The Red Foxes were selected to finish fifth in the conference as voted on by the league coaches. Senior defender James Sarrocco was named to the All-MAAC preseason team. Sarrocco was an All-MAAC Second Team selection last season after leading the Red Foxes in caused turnovers (14).
 

CAPTAINS

Five players were selected as first year captains. Senior Matthew Selts, senior James Sarrocco, senior Collin Dizon, redshirt-junior Kevin McKendry and junior Joe Tierney.
 
In addition to being named captain, Selts was awarded the #34 jersey to wear for the season. To read more about the announcement and the legacy of Eddie Coombs, click here.
 

NEWCOMERS

Marist welcomes ten new freshmen to the program for the upcoming season that will look to help Marist return to the MAAC Championships. Hunter Embury was named a top incoming freshman specialist by Inside Lacrosse, coming in at no. 17.
 
The Red Foxes also welcome back Dave Scarcello '15 as an assistant coach. The all-time winningest goalkeeper in Marist history, Scarcello led the Red Foxes to a MAAC Championship in 2015 and their first NCAA tournament victory against Bryant in a play-in round.
 

TOURNAMENT HOSTS

For the third time in the last five years, Marist will host the MAAC Championship at Tenney Stadium. This is the tenth time overall Marist will play host. The Red Foxes last hosted the tournament in 2017. Marist fell in the championship in an 8-7 heartbreaker to Monmouth.
 

ABOUT THE AIR FORCE MATCH-UP

The Air Force game has been an exciting series as of late, with three out of the last four games decided by one goal. The Falcons earned an 8-7 victory last season at Tenney Stadium. In all four of the last four games, the visiting team came up on top.
 

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live video will be available through the Mountain West Network. Lacrosse Talk Radio will broadcast the game. Fans can follow along on twitter at Marist_MensLax.
 

UP NEXT

Marist will take on local Hudson Valley rival Army West Point on Tuesday, February 19 at Michie Stadium. Face-off is set of 3 pm.