STATEN ISLAND, New York – The Marist men's lacrosse team aims to open MAAC play at 1-0 when the Red Foxes travel to take on Wagner to begin its conference title defense. Face-off is set for 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
 

LAST TIME OUT

• Collin Patrick totaled three goals for a hat trick, as Marist men's lacrosse came up short on the road at Bellarmine, 11-10, Saturday afternoon inside Owsley B. Frazier Stadium.
• The hat trick was the second of the season for Patrick.
• Stephen Bickel and Christian Colantonio added two goals apiece in the contest.
• Bickel tacked on an assist for three points.

CLOSING IN ON 100

• Men's lacrosse head coach Keegan Wilkinson is the all-time winningest coach in program-history, boasting 94 career wins
• Wilkinson has double the wins of the next closest coach in Marist's all-time wins
• Wilkinson is six wins away from becoming the first Marist men's lacrosse coach to tally 100 wins in their career

MONSTER McCAFFREY

•  Aiden McCaffrey of the Marist men's lacrosse team was named the MAAC Defensive of the Week announced Monday by the conference office.
• In the Red Foxes' lone contest at Bellarmine, McCaffrey totaled a career-high six caused turnovers and added four groundballs against the Knights on the road.
• McCaffrey's 16 caused turnovers on the season are tops in the nation, while his 3.2 caused turnovers per game rank second in the nation, respectively.

COOL COLLIN

• Collin Patrick was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week this week as well.
• Patrick tallied three goals and two assists for five points in Saturday's contest at Bellarmine.
• He scored 4 points in the second half to lead a Marist comeback on the road at Bellarmine before eventually falling by a goal.
• On the season, Patrick ranks second on the team in goals (nine), assists (3), and points (12).

SCOUTING WAGNER

• Marist will take on Wagner for the 13th time in program history.
• Marist is 12-0 all-time against Wagner, with the winning streak lasting since April 15, 2000.
• The last time the two sides faced off, the Red Foxes came away with a 16-7 victory on March 11, 2023 in Poughkeepsie.
• Jake Deacy led the offense with four goals, while Jamison Embury and Jojo Pirreca added three goals and two assists for five points apiece.
• Wagner enters the contest at 0-5 on the season.
• The Seahawks are averaging 7.0 goals per game.
• Nick Martini leads the offense with 11 goals for 11 points on the season.
• James Rea adds eight goals and three assists for 11 points.

UP NEXT

• The Red Foxes will be back in action on Saturday, March 16, when Marist returns home to play host to MAAC foe Canisius.
• The opening face-off is set for 1 p.m. from Tenney Stadium on ESPN+.