POUGHKEEPSIE, New York- The Marist men's lacrosse team will play its first conference game of the season and first home game when they host Monmouth on Saturday March 16^th at 1 PM.
 

LAST TIME OUT

The Red Foxes fell to a dominant UNC team 17-5 on Friday March 8^th. The Tar Heel defense held the Red Foxes to a single goal in the first half. UNC scored 10 of their 17 goals in the second half. After the loss, Marist fell to 2-3 overall on the season.
 

SCOUTING MONMOUTH

Monmouth is currently 1-4 overall. The Hawks are coming off of a two-game losing streak after falling to Saint Joseph's 8-6 on Saturday March 2^nd and NJIT 8-5 on Tuesday March 5^th. This is also Monmouth's first conference game of the season.

Midfielder Zach Clemente leads the team in scoring with seven goals on the season and scored a season high four goals in the win versus Wagner.
 

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Monmouth made the playoffs last year but fell to Detroit Mercy in the semi-final. They finished with the third best record in the conference at 4-2.
• Jake MacGregor ranks third in the MAAC in Goals Against Average (11.15) and save percentage (.522).
• James Sarrocco is tied for fourth in the conference in caused turnover, averaging 1.4 per game.
• Jake Weinman and Jojo Pirreca each have eight goals on the season and each have recorded a hat trick.
• Marist is second in the conference in ground balls per game, averaging 33.60 per game.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live video is available courtesy of the Red Fox Network. Stats will be available for the game and fans can follow along on twitter at @marist_MensLax.
 

UP NEXT

Marist will play in its second conference game of the season when they travel to Riverdale, New York to take on Manhattan College on Saturday March 23^rd at 1 PM.