AMHERST, Massachusetts – The Marist men's lacrosse team aims to open its season at 3-0 for the first time since 2021 when it travels to take on UMass for its first road contest of 2024. The contest is set to start at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Marist men's lacrosse team defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins by a score of 9-8 in a thrilling contest at Tenney Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
• Overtime was needed to separate the two teams and Jake Deacy came through for the Red Foxes, scoring the game-winning goal with 33 seconds left.
• Drew Anderson tallied four goals in the game, his first four of the season.
• Noble Smith recorded 16 saves for Marist.

LIGHTS OUT IN NET

• Junior goalkeeper Noble Smith has been lights out for the Red Foxes this season in net.
• Smith leads the MAAC with a 8.79 GAA
• Smith is tied for third in the MAAC with 33 saves
• He boasts a .647 save percentage on the season
• Smith made a career-high 17 saves in the season-opening victory against Bucknell.
• He followed that performance with 16 saves in the victory over Jacksonville.
• Smith has totaled four groundballs as well.

SCOUTING UMASS

• Marist will take on UMass for the first time in program history.
• UMass enters the contest at 1-1 on the early campaign.
• The Minutemen came up short in the season-opener against No. 8/6 Army, in a 13-12 loss.
• UMass picked up a 10-7 victory over UMass Lowell in its home-opener on Feb. 17.
• UMass has four players that leads the team in scoring with three goals apiece.
• Matt Knote is 1-1 on the season in net and boasts a 10.0 GAA and .565 save percentage.

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 24, when Marist travels to take on Hofstra
• The opening face-off is set for 3 p.m.