The Monmouth University men's lacrosse team outscored Marist 4-1 in the second half to defeat the Red Foxes, 9-7, on Saturday afternoon at Kessler Stadium. By virtue of the win, Monmouth clinched a berth in the 2018 MAAC Tournament, which will be held at Kessler Stadium on May 3-5. Marist took a 6-5 lead with less than five minutes to play in the first half and held that advantage until late in the third quarter. Casey Kimmel's goal with 2:38 on the third quarter clock ended a 17-minute scoreless drought and ignited a three-goal Monmouth run that gave the Hawks the lead for good. Griffin Figel scored a little more than a minute after Kimmel and then completed his hat trick midway through the fourth quarter to make it 8-6. Marist pulled back within one two minutes later, but the Hawks held on and added an empty net goal to run the final score to 9-7. NOTES & QUOTES "That was a really good lacrosse game. Gannon Morrison is a very good player for them and we needed to make some adjustments at halftime to defend him. We knew it was going to be a tough game today, I think every time we play Marist it is a tough game. To earn the win in the second half and buckle down the way we did, I'm really proud of our guys." - Head Coach Brian Fisher - The Hawks clinched a spot in the MAAC Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. - Monmouth improved to 6-6 on the season and 3-1 in the MAAC. - Monmouth won its third straight game against Marist. - The Red Foxes lead the all-time series, 5-3. - The Hawks wore their chrome helmets with white jerseys and midnight blue shorts. NUMBERS CRUNCH - Griffin Figel recorded his second-career hat trick and his second in as many games. He increased his 2018 season total to 17 goals and now has 32 career goals. - Figel also extended his personal points streak to 13 games. - Bryce Wasserman scored twice and became the first Monmouth player to score 30 goals in one season. - Wasserman leads Monmouth with 31 goals on the year and has 96 career goals. - Wasserman extended his program-best points streak to 28 games and his goals streak to 14 straight games. - Hunter Jones scored twice and added two assists. Jones is second on the team with 18 goals and also has seven assists on the season. - Jones now has six-career multi-goal games and a goal in seven straight games. - Casey Kimmel and Zach Clemente each added goals in the win for Monmouth. Clemente got his eighth of the season and Kimmel's goal was his seventh of the year. - Gordon Phillips had two caused turnovers and tied for the team lead with Dillon Smart with five ground balls apiece. - Freshman Noah Lode made 10 saves in goal for Monmouth. It was Lode's ninth double-digit save performance of the season. - Marist won 14-of-20 faceoffs in the game. UP NEXT Monmouth continues MAAC play on Friday, April 20 when it hosts Quinnipiac at Kessler Stadium. The Senior Day game is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.