Rochester, NY – The Montclair State men's lacrosse team dropped its second straight and suffered its second loss of the season to a Top 5 ranked team as the Red Hawks fell at No. 3 Rochester Institute of Technology, 11-4 on Saturday.
Ryan Lee led RIT with three goals. Kyle Sterzin had a goal and an assist, while Matt Hossack and Braden Wallace each tallied a pair of goals. Chad Levick, JD Hall and Beau Riley each had goals for the Tigers, who outshot Montclair State, 43-25.
BRETT MANGAN led Montclair State with two goals, while
ZACH SCHRECK and
BRADY WULSTER each scored a goal.
LUCAS JONES took the loss in net for the Red Hawks despite making 13 saves.
RIT led 4-1 after the first quarter, and 6-1 at halftime. The Tigers scored twice in the third quarter and three times in the fourth.
Wallace opened the scoring on his unassisted goal at the 13:49 mark of the opening quarter, and Hossack gave RIT a 2-0 lead on his first goal of the season at 12:12 of the first. Lee scored off an assist from Sterzin at 10:56 to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.
Mangan got Montclair State on the board when he scored off an assist from Wulster at 9:59 of the first quarter, making it 3-1 Tigers. Lee rounded out the scoring with his goal with 41 seconds to play in the quarter, making it 4-1 Tigers.
The only two goals in the second quarter came in the final three minutes. Levick scored off a feed from Riley with 2:43 to play in the half, increasing the RIT lead to 5-1. Wallace tallied 44 seconds before halftime giving the Tigers a 6-1 lead at the break.
The Red Hawks scored the first two goals of the third quarter, pulling to within 6-3 on Mangan's man-up goal at 11:25. Schreck opened the scoring in the third with his unassisted goal 34 seconds earlier.
Hall converted a nice fast-break for the Tigers at 10:02 of the third quarter, giving RIT a 7-3 lead. Hossack and Trevor Smyth worked the give-and-go to perfection with their long sticks, as Hossack scored with 7:35 to play, making it 8-3 Tigers.
Riley scored a nice goal on a drive early in the fourth quarter giving the Tigers a little breathing room at 9-3. Wulster kept the pressure on with his goal at 11:26 of the fourth. Goals from Lee and Sterzin midway through the quarter sealed the win for the Tigers.
The Red Hawks will look to get back on the winning track on Wednesday, March 9 when they host Ursinus College at 4:00 pm.
