HAMPTON, Va. (Apr. 5, 2024) - The Pirates lacrosse team will head up north to take on the Monmouth Hawks on Saturday, April 6th, at 12:00 p.m. in West Long Branch, N.J., at Kessler Stadium.

Tomorrow's game will be featured as the CAA Game of the Week on Lacrosse TV.
 
So Far This Season
 
Hampton is coming off of a 21-3 loss at home to the Delaware Blue Hens this past Saturday. Defenseman Matt Hunter got some action on the offensive end as he scored his first goal of the season and second of his career. Senior Jonathan Angel cashed in on an assist from defenseman Dillon Bethea giving Angel his first goal of the season as well. Midfielder Mamadou Meite also found the back of the net to bring his season total to seven. Defenseman Dillon Bethea continued his sophomore campaign and led the team with three ground balls along with freshman Braeden Lessane going 5-6 in face-offs on the day.
 
Scouting the Monmouth Hawks
 
Brian Fisher is in his 11th season as head coach of the Hawks. He is the first-ever head coach in the history of Monmouth lacrosse and he helped guide the team into their first Division I season in 2014. The Hawks are coming off of a 7-8 loss at Hofstra last Saturday.
 
Monmouth comes into the matchup with a stout defender in goal. The Hawks rank 3rd in the conference in goals against average at 9.54. Much of this is credited to goalkeeper Tommy Heller who ranks first in the CAA and 12th in the country in saves per game, averaging 12.78 a contest. He also ranks 21st in the country in save percentage on the year (.537). Face-off specialist Ethan Cronk sits seventh in the conference in face-off percentage (.500).