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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- The UMass Lowell Men's Lacrosse team took a 7-6 loss at Monmouth in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at Monmouth Stadium. 

With the loss, the River Hawks drop to 1-4 overall, while Monmouth improves to 3-2 overall on the season.

Junior Jon Phillips (Delta, B.C.) opened the scoring just 1:45 into the game for the River Hawks with his ninth goal of the season, but Monmouth struck back with two quick goals just 50 seconds apart by Tyler Keen and Chris Daly. Keenan Koswin (Winnipeg, Man.) tied the game at 2-2 with 6:53 left in the opening quarter. 

Chandler Vanderbeek gave the Hawks a 3-2 lead just 11 seconds into the second quarter, but UMass Lowell came right back with three straight goals by Dylan Rhatigan (Holbrook, N.Y.), Austin Lane (Aurora, Ont.) and Isaac Bot (Calgary, Alta.). UMass Lowell owned a 5-3 lead at halftime. 

Junior midfielder Cory Highfield (Georgetown, Ont.) added the lone goal in the second half for the River Hawks. 

Junior attackman Sean Tyrrell (Calgary, Alta.) had a game-high two points for the River Hawks, both coming by way of assists. Freshman faceoff midfielder Brett Dattilo (Derry, N.H.) won 8-of-17 faceoffs in the contest. Junior midfielder Will Puduski (Westford, Mass.) chipped in with a game-high seven groundballs.

UMass Lowell sophomore goalie Grant Lardieri (Ada, Mich.) made nine saves in the loss, while Nick Hreshko totaled 11 stops for Monmouth. 

The River Hawks return to action on Saturday, March 11th with a 1 p.m. game at Manhattan.