Fairfield University Men's Lacrosse scored the first six goals of the day against visiting Quinnipiac on Tuesday on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium and kept the Bobcats at arm's length en route to a 9-6 victory. Jack Brennan racked up a career-best five points to pilot the attack. Fairfield (2-4) snaps a three-game losing skid with its first home victory of the year, while the Bobcats fall to 2-3. "We certainly didn't talk about today as a 'must win' game and we haven't talked about being 1-4 going into the game all that much," said Head Coach Andy Copelan. "In my heart of hearts, I expected us to be better than 1-4 after five games, but the analogy that we've used is that we can't live in the rearview mirror right now. Everything has to be about the road ahead, and I was proud of the guys for having the ability to do that." Brennan netted a personal-best three goals and distributed two assists to account for his five points – all of which came in the first half as the Stags built the 8-1 lead that they would ride to victory. Joe Rodrigues added two goals to extend his team-leading total to 13 markers on the year, and the quartet of Liam DaRos, Taylor Strough, Brendan Quinn and Charlie Curran each scored one. Also helping to facilitate the scoring were DaRos, Strough, Dylan Beckwith, Colin Burke and Charlie Horning with one assist apiece. Will Fox played his part in keeping Fairfield on the attack with a 14-for-19 showing at the faceoff X. Fox, who entered the day ranked sixth in the nation with 9.00 ground balls per game, maintained that CAA-leading average with nine more ground balls this afternoon. Fox won the first seven draws of the game as Fairfield built its 6-0 lead and came away with 10-of-11 first-half faceoffs in total. Jake Tymon also helped to control the action in the midfield with a career-best four ground balls and a caused turnover. At the other end of Conway Field, Sean McKee had his best game in the cage as a Stag with 13 saves compared to just six goals allowed. McKee made seven of his stops in the fourth quarter to squash the Bobcats' late comeback attempt and also swiped three ground balls. "Sean is an uber-talented player, and there has been something there all year long," Said Copelan of his first-year starting goalkeeper. "Part of it is game experience. He has to go through those transformative moments – both good and bad – and as long as he can grind through and keep his eyes on the finish line, it's never going to be a talent shortage for Sean. I'm proud of how he has responded and how the guys around him have responded. They haven't lost faith or confidence in him and, as a result, I think we're seeing a more confident Sean McKee out there." Quinnipiac spread out its scoring with six different Bobcats accounting for the team's six goals. Sam Witt had one of those markers as well as one assist to set the pace for the visitors. Joe Zukauskas played the majority of minutes in goal – save for a 2:16 stretch in which he was spelled for an injury timeout – and made 10 saves. Brennan played a role in the Stags' first four goals – netting two and assisting on two others – as Fairfield took control of the first half action. The Stags went on to score the contest's first six markers while the defense kept Quinnipiac off the board for the first 23:25 of action. In total, Fairfield ran up an 8-1 advantage over the game's first 30 minutes to take that sizable lead into the intermission. Fairfield's six-goal second quarter including a pair of man-up goals just 59 seconds apart. Those markers – finished by Brennan and Strough, respectively – ran the Stags' streak to seven consecutive conversions on extra-man opportunities. Fairfield went 5-for-5 on the EMO in Saturday's meeting with Stony Brook to post the first and only perfect game on the advantage (with a minimum of five chances) in the nation this spring. Quinnipiac found more success on the attack in the second half, but the Stags kept those scoring chances spread out over the final 30 minutes of action to maintain their lead. The Bobcats never trimmed the deficit to less than three goals, and DaRos added his first goal of the season for the Stags in the fourth quarter to punctuate the 9-6 victory. Quinnipiac outshot the Stags, 37-31, and the ground ball effort was even at 32-32. Fairfield committed 11 turnovers to the Bobcats' 12 giveaways, and the Stags were a perfect 22-for-22 on the clear while the visitors converted 19 of their 22 clearing attempts. The Stags are back in action on Saturday, March 10 for another in-state showdown as #10/11 Yale makes the trip to Rafferty Stadium for a 1 p.m. outing. The Bulldogs are 3-1 on the season following an 11-8 victory at Bryant this past Saturday. Tickets for Saturday's game are on sale now at FairfieldStags.com/TIX. Saturday's Promotions Pregame Fan Fest: Fan Fest on the concourse beginning at noon featuring a kickboxing exhibition, a giveaway from Whole Foods and more Sound Lacrosse Day: All Sound Lacrosse campers will receive a promo code to purchase $5 tickets US Lacrosse Day: $5 admission for all US Lacrosse members (must provide proof of membership) Lil' Stags Club Postgame Autographs: Lil' Stags Club members will be invited to join the Stags on the field for a postgame autograph session