Galloway, NJ. – The Montclair State University men's lacrosse team (10-3) went on the road and fell against long-time rival Stockton (9-4), 13-7, on Saturday afternoon.    

How It Happened

• Stockton drew first blood right off the first face-off, scoring 44 seconds in. They extended the lead to 2-0, taking advantage of a failed clear and scoring at 9:02. RYAN VIERBUCHEN cut into the lead with a goal at the 6:57 timestamp, but Stockton answered with a goal 57 seconds later to take a 3-1 lead. The Ospreys controlled possession for the majority of the final minutes of the quarter. They scored one last goal with 25 seconds remaining to hold a 4-1 edge going into the second frame.
• The Ospreys continued their momentum, scoring two more goals within the first three minutes of the second period. The Red Hawks won the ensuing face-off, and BRIAN KELLY fired in a goal to cut the lead to 6-2. Montclair was only able to generate that one goal on five shots on goal. Stockton tallied two more goals before the half's end for an 8-2 advantage.
• Early in the third, Stockton went back on the attack, but a few key saves by NICHOLI HALSE in succession from 12:47 to 12:37 kept the Ospreys off the board again. At 9:48, Kelly had a shot get saved, but MAX MOROSOFF collected the ground ball off the rebound and put a shot into the back of the net. Halse made another big stop about a minute later and gave Montclair possession again for Morosoff to nab his second goal off an assist from Kelly to halve the lead to 8-4. An unnecessary roughness and offside penalties allowed Kelly to find JONATHAN SLUSSER for the man-up goal for an 8-5 lead, a score that went into the fourth quarter.
• JACOB HOLICKI won the first face of the fourth and had a free run to the net, but had his shot saved. Following a failed clear by Montclair, Stockton got itself back on the board at 14:15 to extend the lead to 9-5. Following another Vierbuchen goal, Stockton strung together three goals from 8:27 to 6:43 to command a 12-6 lead. Slusser found one more goal with just under a minute and a half remaining and Stockton capped off the day with a goal with 21 seconds remaining to seal a 13-7 triumph. 

Inside the Numbers

• Despite being outshot 52-31, Montclair was edged in shots on goal by a short margin of 22-21.
• Slusser, Vierbuchen, and Morosoff each nabbed a pair of goals in the contest. Vierbuchen has had multiple goals in all but one game this season.
• Halse suffered the loss and made nine saves in the contest.

From the Field

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Up Next

• Montclair hits the road for the final time this season on Monday, April 13, traveling to face SUNY Delhi at 1:00 p.m.