Game 6	vs Monmouth
Date | Time	Tuesday, March 5 | 5:30 pm
Location | Arena	Newark, N.J. | Alumni Field
Live Video	N/A
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
All-time series	Monmouth leads 4-0
Game Notes	NJIT(PDF)

NEWARK, N.J. --- NJIT Men's Lacrosse will play the middle game of its current three-game homestand on Tuesday against in-state rival Monmouth. 

LAST TIME OUT
Aaron Forster put on a performance for the ages in NJIT's last game against Quinnipiac but his efforts were not enough to push his team to victory in a hard-fought 16-14 loss to the Bobcats on March 2. Forster - already the program's all-time leader in goals, assists, and points, reset two of his own single-game records against Quinnipiac, scoring a game-high nine goals and logging 11 total points after dishing out a pair of assists.

LIGHTING IT UP
Aaron Forster's nine-goal, 11-assist performance was memorable on a number of fronts. Both numbers extended Forster's previous school records (5 goals, March 17, 2017 vs Rutgers; 9 points, April 15, 2017 at Hampton) and currently place the Ottawa native atop the NCAA national lists in both categories.

ON A TEAR
Collin Fogerty's three-game run of multi-goal games this season is the longest such streak for the Highlanders since Aaron Forster rattled off five straight games of 2+ goals from February 13 to March 6 of last season.

MAKING A POINT
Ryan Darrow is the only Highlander this season to record at least one point in all five games.

• 3 at Lehigh (2 G / 1 A)
• 4 at Lafayette (3 G / 1 A)
• 1 vs Delaware (1 G)
• 2 at VMI (2 G)
• 2 vs Quinnipiac (2 A)

OFF THE WALL
Alexzander Hunt, only a few games into his first as NJIT's starting goalkeeper, owns two of the top three single-game save performances in Highlander history. Hunt made a school-record 22 saves against Delaware at home on February 16 and followed it up with a 20-save outing at VMI last week. The old record and only other 20-save performance in NJIT history belonged to former Highlander Nick Marzullo (21 vs UMass-Lowell on April 29, 2017). Hunt is currently second in the nation in saves per game (16.20).

TEAM LEADERS
Aaron Forster (15 goals, 5 assists, 20 points), John Tachon (26 ground balls), Tyler Stevenson (58-109 FOs; .532), Kevin Falteisek (12 caused turnovers), and Alexzander Hunt (81 saves) are pacing the Highlanders so far this season.

(CLOSE TO) HOME SWEET HOME
NJIT's 2019 home schedule is its first as a program that will be played exclusively in Newark. The Highlanders have played the majority of their home games for the last four years at Drew University and are expected to begin play on NJIT's new on-campus field in 2020 when they become members of the Northeast Conference.

HIGHEST OF HIGHLANDERS
Aaron Forster continues to sit atop the record books for the young Highlander program. After his last game, Forster extended his marks for most career goals (94), assists (40), and points (134) in NJIT history.

THE MORE, THE MERRIER
Ryan Darrow and Cole Robillard's pair of multi-goal games in the opener at No. 13 Lehigh - the first time since April 21, 2018 that two players scored at least two goals in the same game - was topped against Lafayette. Forster and Darrow each scoring three times was the first time NJIT teammates netted at least three goals in the same game since April 15,  2017, when Forster (4 goals) and Ryan Callaghan (3) combined for seven of the Highlanders' 17 goals in a victory at Hampton.

CAPTAINS FOR 2019
Fifth-year head coach Travis Johnson has announced the four student-athletes who were voted captains by their teammates for 2019. Selected to lead the Highlanders are: senior midfielder Ryan Darrow, senior attacker Aaron Forster, junior attacker Ryan Kaden, and junior defender John Tachon. "Our team has chosen four outstanding young men that are stellar student-athletes, great leaders, high character men and phenomenal people. They lead by example and elevate the people around them. We are excited that they will lead us in the 2019 season," Johnson said about the quartet.

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
The Highlanders have continued to grow in their program in their five seasons of existence. After bringing in their largest squad ever in 2018 (38 members), the Highlanders has increased their numbers this year to 43 after bringing 11 newcomers into the fold.

QUALITY COMPETITION
NJIT'S 15-game schedule includes matchups with four teams that have been ranked in either the Inside Lacrosse or USILA poll at some point this season: Lehigh (13th during NJIT game), UMass, Georgetown, and Army West Point.

IN 2018...
- Forster paced NJIT in goals (30), assists (13), total points (43), man-up goals (6), shots (109), and shots on goal (58).
- Tachon scooped up the most ground balls (94) and caused the most turnovers (18).
- Adam Gonzalez won 43.5% of his faceoffs (91-209) to lead the Highlanders.

SCOUTING MONMOUTH
Monmouth enter Tuesday's matchup after splitting its last two contests (9-7 win vs Wagner on February 26, 8-6 loss at Saint Joseph's on March 2). The Hawks are led by Zach Clemente (7 goals, 7 points), Eamon Campbell (4 assists), Griffin Figel (7 points), Ian Weinberg (15 ground balls), and Noah Lode (448 saves, .511 save %, 11.84 GAA). 

Quinnipiac enters Saturday's matchup having lost its previous game on the road at Vermont, 20-10. The Bobcats are led by Jake Tomsik (6 goals), Will Abbott (3 assists, 10 points), Demitri George (16 ground balls), Matthew Federico (4 caused turnovers) and Nick DiMuccio (50 saves, .495 save %, 17.40 GAA).

In their last matchup, NJIT was defeated by Monmouth, 10-4 (April 7, 2018).