#7 Rutgers Men's Lacrosse Improves to 6-0 Following 17-4 Victory Over #14 Stony Brook

The #7 Rutgers Men's Lacrosse team played their most complete game of the season Friday night, defeating #14 Stony Brook 17-4. It was a much hyped game, but a 6-0 lead after the first quarter and an 11-2 half time lead turned it into a laugher. The win was sweet for the Scarlet Knights after losing to Stony Brook 15-6 last season.

Freshman Kieran Mullins continued his hot streak, following up his four goal performance against Brown with a six point day on three goals and three assists. Casey Rose also finished with a hat-trick on the day and Jules Heningburg, Connor Murphy, and Jeff George all finished with two goals.

The attack line of Mullins, Murphy, and Heningburg finished with seven goals and eight assists on the day. Two players, Garrett Michaeli and Matthew Chase, scored their first career goals on the day.

One of the reasons that the offense was able to be so dominant was the play of face-off man Joe Francisco, who finished 14-19 on the day and racked up nine ground balls.

Max Edelmann and the Rutgers defense continued to dominate, holding Stony Brook to four goals, 11 below their season average. They limited Stony Brook to 12 shots on goal and caused 14 turnovers. Edelmann finished with eight saves on the day, while Michael Rexrode had four caused turnovers and Chris Groel picked up five groundballs.

Rutgers has the weekend off before another grudge match Tuesday night when they take on nationally ranked Princeton at home. Princeton defeated the Scarlet Knights 10-7 last season.