FINAL SCORE Saint Joseph's 8 (3-2) Monmouth 6 (1-3) PHILADELPHIA – The Monmouth University men's lacrosse team scored three straight times to end the third quarter, but Saint Joseph's held off the visiting Hawks in an 8-6 decision on Saturday afternoon at Sweeney Field. Facing an 8-3 deficit with 11 minutes remaining in the third, Monmouth scored three times, as Brock Anderson's second of the game started the run. Griffin Figel made it 8-5 and then assisted Cade Stratton's goal with eight seconds left in the period to send Monmouth into the fourth with momentum. Neither team was able to gain any traction offensively in the final 15 minutes as the score held at the two-goal margin. Monmouth's Noah Lode finished with 11 saves as Monmouth's defense held its third straight opponent to eight goals or less. NOTES AND QUOTES - Monmouth and Saint Joseph's have played every year since the start of the MU program. - Saint Joseph's leads the all-time series against Monmouth, 6-0. - Monmouth fell to 5-9 all-time against Northeast Conference opponents. - Monmouth dropped to 0-2 on the road in 2019. - Monmouth deployed the same starting lineup for the second straight game. - The Hawks wore their white helmets with midnight blue jerseys and shorts. NUMBERS CRUNCH - Brock Anderson registered his second-career multi-goal game. He has three goals this season and eight-career goals. - Anderson also contributed one assist in the game and set a new career high with three points. - Griffin Figel had a goal and an assist for Monmouth. Figel has at least one point in five straight games, 7 points on the year (4 G, 3 A) and 64 points in his career. - Figel's 64 points are tied for sixth in Monmouth history with Eric Berger '17. - Zach Clemente has scored in back-to-back games and now has seven goals on the year. The junior midfielder increased his career total to 23. - Cade Stratton scored for the second straight game and he now has three goals on the year. - Casey Kimmel netted his first goal of the season and the 12th of his career. - Noah Lode finished with 11 saves in goal for the Hawks. It was Lode's 13th consecutive and 16th career double-digit save performance. - Monmouth's defense has limited three straight opponents to eight goals or less. - Ian Weinberg went 8-for-15 at the faceoff X. - Gordon Phillips led the Hawks with five ground balls and tied a career high with three caused turnovers. UP NEXT Monmouth travels to NJIT on Tuesday night. The Hawks and Highlanders meet in Newark, NJ at 7:30 p.m.