Staten Island, NY – The Wagner College men's lacrosse team dropped a non-conference contest against Monmouth, 9-4, at Hameline Field on Tuesday evening.

Wagner opened the scoring when sophomore Patrick Caldwell netted his first goal of the season. The Hawks went on to end the first quarter on a 4-0 run.

Down 4-1 early in the second quarter, senior Benjamin Stewart cut into the Monmouth lead with a goal. After the Stewart goal, both teams netted one goal each throughout the second. Freshman Chase Alber tallied his first career goal as a member of the Seahawks in the second.

Wagner's lone goal of the second half came from sophomore Ethan Sieb, his goal cut the Monmouth lead to 5-4. The Hawks closed the game on a 4-0 run to preserve a 9-4 victory.

Senior goalkeeper and reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Defensive Player of the Week stopped 17 shots in the contest.

Wagner will be back in action on Saturday, March 4 when they travel to Newark, NJ to take on NJIT at 12:00 pm.