Union, NJ – The sixth-seeded Montclair State University men's lacrosse team (8-8) had was defeated in the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (CLC) quarterfinals at third-seeded Kean (14-3), 14-9 on Sunday afternoon.

How It Happened

• The Cougars came out of the gate hot with goals at the 13:40 and 12:41 to take a 2-0 lead. Montclair went on the offensive on the ensuing faceoff and produced six shots in the next four minutes, but could not find the back of the net. A penalty at 8:14 on the Red Hawks set Kean up with a man-up opportunity, where they capitalized with a goal 14 seconds later. They found two more goals at 6:24 and 2:30 to hold a 5-0 lead, but a goal with just four seconds left in the opening quarter by ETHAN MOUNIER halted the shutout and made the score 5-1 heading into the second quarter.
• Mounier fired in another goal under two minutes into the second quarter to get the score within three. Kean answered back with a goal at 12:16 and collected another goal off the face off just six seconds later to jump out in front 7-2. The game went into a stalemate for about the next eight minutes, with Montclair producing seven shots to Kean's six. A goal from the Cougars at the 4:45 mark was followed by two goals down the 2:54 remaining in the first half, and gave Kean a 10-2 score. The Red Hawks saw another late possession goal with JULIAN VARONA scoring to put the score at 10-3 entering halftime.
• The first goal of the second half came at the 9:59 timestamp off the stick of MAX MOROSOFF. The Cougars collected two more goals to their total at 9:19 and 7:04 to extend the lead to 12-4. Montclair found one last goal at the 4:55 mark when they capitalized on a man-up opportunity with JACK CLEARY finding CODY COOPER for a goal, and the score went 12-5 into the final quarter.
• Montclair collected the fourth quarter's first goal. JOHN CRANK assisted Mounier's hat-trick at 12:41. Kean's offense continued to pressure with goals at the 11:33 and 8:53 timestamps to get out in front 14-6. The Red Hawks kept Kean off the scoreboard the rest of the way while finding three more goals down the stretch. Mounier found Morosoff for a goal at 8:25, SEBASTIAN GRAZIANO scored his first goal of the game with an assist to Crank, and Crank scored his own goal at 3:11. The game went final at 14-9, and Kean secured the advancement in the conference tournament.

Inside the Numbers

• Mounier led the way with four points on three goals and one assist and his second hat-trick of the season.
• Crank finished three points on a goal and an assist.
• Morosoff fired in two goals while Cleary assisted two.
• CORBIN QUINTERO led the game for Montclair in groundballs with five on the day and caused turnovers with two.
• NICHOLI HALSE suffered the loss in the cage. He played the first half and made six saves. GIANNI GRAZIANO saw most of the action in the second half and matched Halse's six saves. OWEN TORREY saw the last 3:11 and made a save.

From the Field

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