FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Colin Burke matched his career high with seven points – moving into the top-10 in Fairfield University Men's Lacrosse history – to lead the Stags to a 12-8 win over the visiting New Jersey Institute of Technology on Tuesday afternoon on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. Burke, Joe Rodrigues and Taylor Strough all netted hat tricks for Fairfield in the victory. The win snaps a two-game losing streak for Fairfield (3-6), which concluded a program-record six-game homestand with today's outing against the Highlanders. "I'm really proud of our whole team, but in particular I thought that our attack was outstanding today," said Head Coach Andy Copelan. "If they can continue to play like that, then we have a chance to be in every game." Burke's seven-point day matches his previous career high attained twice in 2016 en route to CAA Rookie and co-Player of the Year honors. In today's effort, Burke scored four goals and tied another personal standard with three assists. Six of his points came in the first half as the Stags built the 8-3 halftime advantage that carried them to victory. With his performance, Burke passes his former teammate TJ Neubauer '16 to move into 10th on Fairfield's all-time scoring list with 127 career points. He is also currently 10th on the career goals list with 82 markers to his name. Rodrigues' hat trick was a part of a five-point performance as the senior dished out two assists for the second multi-helper game of his career. His three goals moved him into the CAA lead with 22 and he now shares second place in the conference (with Drexel's Matthew Varian) with 26 points on the season. Since being held scoreless for the first time this season against Yale on March 10, Rodrigues has racked up 11 points in the last two games. Strough's hat trick is the first of his young collegiate career as well as the first three-point outing of his rookie campaign. Charlie Horning and Drew Murray added single goals for Fairfield. Murray, Dylan Beckwith and Will Fox each dished out an assist, and Jack Brennan factored into the scoring for the fifth straight game with a pair of helpers. The Stags were 2-for-2 on extra-man opportunities – with Murray and Strough providing the finishes – to improve to .556 (15-for-27) in man-up situations this spring. The Stags entered the day ranked ninth in the nation in man-up efficiency and now trail North Carolina by just one goal for the national lead with 15 total man-up tallies. In addition to notching his first career assist, Will Fox helped keep the offense on the field with a 15-for-21 performance at the faceoff X. Fox also scooped up five ground balls to pass fellow faceoff man Michael Roe '14 and move into second all-time at Fairfield with 203 career ground balls. Beckwith was also vital to the faceoff efforts with five ground balls from the wing. Rodrigues had a career-best six ground balls to extend several Fairfield possessions. Defensively, Sean McKee made nine saves in the cage to earn the win. The group in front of him was led by J.B. Smith, George Elmquist and Nick Panara, along with Jake Tymon and Spencer Noonan at the LSM spot. Adam Riestis, Samuel Murphy and Kendall Keahey pitched in as short-stick middies as the Stags limited an opponent to single-digit goals for the fourth time this season. "We continue to get better," said Copelan. "We have a big one coming up on Saturday and then conference play right around the corner. We have to make sure that, over the next week and a half, we're really buttoning up any deficiencies. But I like our group out there, it's a resilient bunch." Aaron Forster, Cole Robillard and Ryan Darrow scored two goals apiece for NJIT (0-10). Nick Marzullo and Alexzander Hunt split the effort in goal and each made eight saves. Up next, the Stags hit the road for the first time in a month with a trip to #7/8 Villanova (6-2) for a 3:30 p.m. opening faceoff on Saturday. Colonial Athletic Association play begins the following Saturday, March 31, with a noon faceoff at Delaware (3-4).