OPENING FACEOFF
Fairfield Men's Lacrosse heads across the Long Island Sound for a Saturday, April 4 visit to Hofstra. Opening faceoff is set for 3:30 p.m. with all the action televised regionally on MSG Network and broadcast worldwide via FloCollege.
 
LAST TIME OUT
A 6-1 second quarter in favor of visiting Stony Brook proved decisive as Fairfield was on the short end of a 16-10 final on Saturday at Rafferty Stadium. Jake Gilbert scored two goals with an assist, and Rob Moore dished out four helpers for the Stags.
 
Moore was Fairfield's top scorer with four assists from the midfield. Gilbert was the lone Stag with a multi-goal afternoon, including one of the Stags' two man-up tallies.
 
The Stags stayed on the attack with a 17-12 advantage at the faceoff spot. Jonathan Lewis went 15-for-25 with nine ground balls, and Mark Durling added two wins on his four attempts.
 
Defensively, Julian Radossich racked up five caused turnovers and picked up two ground balls.
 
Landon Whitney and Owen Hirsch split goalkeeping duties and finished with eight and seven saves, respectively.
 
TALKING POINTS

• Both Fairfield and Hofstra need a win to maintain control of their own destiny for a CAA postseason berth.
• The Stags have won the last four meetings with the Pride to take a 9-8 lead in the all-time series.
• Julian Radossich is two caused turnovers shy of becoming the first Stag with 100 in his career.
• With 123 career ground balls, Radossich is also four shy of cracking Fairfield's all-time top 10.

 
WHERE THERE'S A WILL
Will Consoli has doled out 14 assists this season, ranking second in the CAA with 1.40 assists per game. Lampron is also second on the Stags in goals with 17 to round out a team-best 31 points.
 
Consoli is two dimes shy of reaching the 50-assist mark. He would be the 13th Stag to hit that milestone.
 
DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE
All-America defenseman Julian Radossich ranks second in the nation with 2.90 caused turnovers per game. His 29 caused turnovers are second in a single-season in Fairfield history, trailing only his own mark of 42 last season.
 
Radossich is also sixth in the CAA (second among non-faceoff men) with 3.90 ground balls per game.
 
NO POLE, NO PROBLEM
Entering this week, Andrew Kasten is one of nine players in to have recorded at least 10 caused turnovers playing as a short-stick.
 
Kasten ranks second on the Stags in caused turnovers behind standout defenseman Julian Radossich (29 CTs).
 
UP NEXT
The Stags venture back into the non-conference slate when Holy Cross visits Rafferty Stadium on Saturday, April 11 at noon.