FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's lacrosse (4-1, 0-0 NACC) opened a three-game homestand defeating Northland 9-6.

   

• Marian got out to a slow start as Northland was able to score four the of the first five goals.
• Freshman Connor Fitzgerald had a man-up goal as the lone Sabre score.
• Marian then scored five unanswered goals in a span of 3:16 to take a 6-4 lead into halftime.
• The Sabres opened the third quarter with the first two goals to build its lead out to 8-4.
• The rest of the second half proved to be a defensive battle with Marian managing to hold on for a 9-6 win.

   

• Marian outshot the LumberJacks 61-31 for the game.
• The Sabres held a 62-32 advantage in ground balls.
• Each team had 29 clear opportunities with Marian converting 21 of its chances and Northland 18.
• Marian went 2-for-3 (.667) on extra-man chances, while the LumberJacks were only 2-of-6 (.333).
• The Sabres won 11 of the 19 faceoffs in the victory.
• Marian is now 3-0 all-time against Northland.
• The Sabres will travel to Northland to close out the season series Tuesday, March 28 at 4 p.m.

 

Freshman Jackson Sweeney had a strong game making 12 saves with a .667 save percentage.	Senior Erik Horman had two goals and an assist to go with 10 ground balls.	Freshman Connor Fitzgerald scored two goals with an assist and had seven ground balls, five faceoff wins, and a caused turnover.

 

Saturday, March 18 • 3 PM Smith Field