FOND DU LAC - Marian University men's lacrosse (5-1, 0-0 NACC) tied the longest winning streak in program history defeating Northwestern (Minn.) 11-6 for its fifth straight victory.

   

• The two squads traded the first pair of goals and ended the first quarter knotted at 2-2.
• UNW would score the opening goal of th second quarter before the Sabres scored four unanswered to go ahead 6-3.
• A late goal from the Eagles cut their deficit down to 6-4 going into the half.
• After trading goals to open the third quarter, Marian closed out the quarter with two unanswered to build a comfortable 9-5 lead.
• Northwestern (Minn.) once again opened the quarter with a goal to only trail three goals, but Marian responded with two goals separated by 2:08 to put the final at 11-6.

   

• Marian finished with a 55-27 edge in shots for the game and slim 34-33 advantage in ground balls.
• The Sabre clear had a strong game going 23-for-26 (.885) while also holding UNW 20-of-33 (.606) on clears.
• The Marian man-down defense didn't allow a goal on six chances, while the man-up offense was just as strong going 3-for-4 (.750).
• The Sabre defense forced 37 Eagle turnovers.
• The five-game win streak ties a program record for consecutive wins after Marian won five games in a row during the 2019 season.
• The 5-1 start to the season is also the best start to a season in program history.

 

Freshman Jackson Sweeney made 11 saves with a .647 save percentage.	Sophomore Serge Simard led the Marian offense scoring five goals with an assist.	Senior Nate Htwe had a five-point game scoring a pair of goals with three assists.

 

Saturday, March 25 • 1 p.m. Smith Field