OPENING FACEOFF
Fairfield Men's Lacrosse hits the road for the first time in CAA play for a Saturday, March 21 visit to Drexel. Opening faceoff from Vidas Field in Philadelphia is slated for noon.
 
LAST TIME OUT
A 12-goal outburst in the second quarter led Fairfield past visiting Hampton, 26-7, in the Stags' CAA opener on Saturday at Rafferty Stadium.  Sixteen Stags contributed a point in the victory, led by a six-point day for Will Consoli and a career-high four goals from Justin Brown.
 
Brown led all scorers with four goals and dished out an assist for a five-point afternoon. Devin Lampron netted a hat trick with two assists, while Rob Moore turned in a hatty of his own along with one helper. In addition to four assists, Consoli was one of four Stags to score a pair of goals. Jackson Newell had two goals with two assists, while Kevin Dolan and Jeremiah Wade each scored twice.
 
The Stags stayed on the attack courtesy of a 29-for-37 day at the faceoff X. Six players contributed to that showing, led by Daniel Davis with a 10-for-14 day and six ground balls. Mark Durling was a perfect 7-for-7 with five grounders, and Jonathan Lewis went 6-for-8 with three ground balls.
 
NO POLE, NO PROBLEM
Entering this week, Andrew Kasten is one of six players to play with a short stick to have recorded at least 10 caused turnovers. Kasten ranks second on the Stags in caused turnovers behind standout defenseman Julian Radossich (21 CTs).
 

Player (School, Position)	CTs
Reece DiCicco (Johns Hopkins, SSDM)	13
Luke Davis (Boston University, SSDM)	11
Andrew Kasten (Fairfield, SSDM)	10
Jack Pilling (Richmond, SSDM)	10
Dominic Shaw (Ohio State, SSDM)	10
Jack Taylor (Jacksonville, Attack)	10

 
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
Fairfield has played four one-goal games this season and sits at 2-2 in those contests. Two of those encounters went into overtime, with Fairfield defeating Lehigh in double OT on Feb. 6 in Bethlehem and falling to Yale in an extra frame on March 7 at Rafferty Stadium.
 
THE CENTURY CLUB
Jake Gilbert netted his 100th career point in the Feb. 28 win at Providence. Gilbert has compiled 73 goals and 33 assists in the career. He was an All-CAA Second Team honoree last spring.
 
UP NEXT
The Stags return to Rafferty Stadium next Saturday, March 28 to host Stony Brook. Opening faceoff is set for 3:30 p.m. as the second half of a Fairfield Lacrosse doubleheader that will also feature Fairfield Women's Lacrosse hosting Canisius on noon.