Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State Men's Lacrosse team will conclude its regular season schedule when it hosts undefeated and #2 Salisbury for a Saturday morning slate.
GAME INFO
The contest will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Sprague Field. Live coverage links can be found at montclairathletics.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair was tripped up on the road in CLC play at Kean on Wednesday. Both defenses stood tall through the first five minutes of the game. Montclair State had three early shots from
JACK CLEARY but couldn't convert, while Kean was denied on an early attempt by goalkeeper
NICHOLI HALSE. The Cougars broke through first at the 9:26 mark for a 1-0 lead. After both teams exchanged saves and killed off a penalty, Kean extended its lead to 2-0 with 5:17 left in the quarter. Montclair capitalized on a man-up opportunity with 2:59 remaining, as
CODY COOPER connected with Cleary for the Red Hawks' first goal. Kean struck again with just 27 seconds left in the quarter to carry a 3-1 lead into the second. A man-up goal helped Kean push its lead to 4-1 early in the second quarter. Montclair responded after a turnover on a clear attempt, with
JOHN CRANK scoring to cut the deficit to two. The Red Hawks kept pressing and scored again at the 4:19 mark, with Crank assisting
MAX MOROSOFF to make it 4-3. Kean answered at 3:08, but Morosoff responded with another goal off a feed from Cooper. The Cougars again found late-quarter momentum, scoring at the horn to head into halftime up 6-4. Kean added to its lead quickly in the third quarter, scoring less than 90 seconds in. Montclair responded three minutes later with another man-up goal—this time Cleary assisted Cooper to bring it to 7-5 with 10:35 remaining. The Cougars scored again at 9:09, and the game remained scoreless until the final two minutes of the period. Montclair closed the gap with two quick goals—one from
LOUIS AZARA at 1:36 and another from
ETHAN MOUNIER at 0:35—cutting the deficit to one. But Kean struck once more with just 11 seconds left to take a 9-7 lead into the fourth. The Cougars opened the final frame with two goals in the first 70 seconds to take their largest lead of the game at 11-7. At the 10-minute mark, Cleary again found Cooper for a goal, but Kean responded at 8:06 to push the lead to 12-8. Montclair had five shots down the stretch and managed one more goal—
JULIAN VARONA scored off a pass from
SEBASTIAN GRAZIANO at the 3:15 mark—but couldn't close the gap. Kean held firm to secure the conference win.
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (8-6, 0-4)
Goals:
MAX MOROSOFF, 31
Assists:
JACK CLEARY, 24
Points:
MAX MOROSOFF, 46
Shots:
JACK CLEARY, 88
Ground Balls:
LUCAS NOVACK, 75
Caused Turnovers:
CORBIN QUINTERO, 26
Faceoff Wins:
LUCAS NOVACK, 118
Saves:
NICHOLI HALSE, 132
Wins:
NICHOLI HALSE, 8
SALISBURY (15-0, 4-0)
Goals:
Riley Strub, 50
Assists:
Brice Bromwell, 42
Points:
Brice Bromwell, 79
Shots:
Blake Malamphy, 164
Ground Balls:
Christian Updale, 102
Caused Turnovers:
Jeremiah Stafford, 39
Faceoff Wins:
Blake Malamphy, 183
Saves:
Nicholas Ransom, 102
Wins:
Nicholas Ransom, 14
SCOUTING SALIBURY
The Sea Gulls enter this game undefeated at 15-0 and 4-0 in CLC play. They are the #2 team in Division III lacrosse according to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). They are coming off a 15-7 win against St. Mary's (Md.) on Wednesday night. Last season, Salisbury put together a 21-1 overall record and a 5-0 CLC record. They claimed their seventh-straight conference title when they defeated Kean, 25-5, and Christopher Newport, 14-7, en route to the CLC crown. In the NCAA Tournament, they downed Saint Joseph (Conn.), 27-8, and Swarthmore, 18-7. They were defeated in overtime in the quarterfinals by Washington & Lee, 16-15. According to the CLC 2025 Preseason Poll, the Sea Gulls are projected to repeat as champions
SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Sea Gulls will face off for the seventh time in program history. Salisbury looks to continue their win streak against Montclair and their overall undefeated season so far with a 6-0 record.
LAST MEETING
These two teams met last season in Salisbury, MD., where the Sea Gulls defeated Montclair with a score of 29-2.
UP NEXT
Montclair will see how the final day of conference play shakes out before finding out where they will head for the first round of the CLC playoffs.
