Game 13	at Siena
Date | Time	Saturday, April 13 | 12:00 pm
Location | Arena	Loudonville, N.Y. | Hickey Field
Live Stats	In-Game Statistics
Live Video	Siena All Access
Game Notes	NJIT | Siena

NEWARK, N.J. --- NJIT Men's Lacrosse will hit the road for the last time in 2019 on Saturday afternoon as the Highlanders take on Siena.

LAST TIME OUT
Powered by an eight-point effort from Aaron Forster, NJIT dominated the Hampton Pirates in a 26-9 victory on April 6 in Virginia. The Highlanders' offensive explosion set new NJIT single-game records for goals scored (26) and largest margin of victory (17). The previous benchmarks came in NJIT's first-ever meeting against Hampton on April 15, 2017 (17-3). The team total is currently tied with Furman for the second-most in a Division I game this year and was only one goal shy of Penn State's season best of 27. Forster's seven goals are the second-most the senior has scored in his career, sitting behind the nine-goal showing he had against Quinnipiac on March 2 of this year. The eight total points are the third-most of his Highlander tenure, trailing a nine-point game (4 G, 5A) in NJIT's first matchup with Hampton and the 11 points vs. Quinnipiac.

THREE IN A ROW
NJIT's 26 goals at Hampton secured the Highlanders' first-ever 20-goal game and the first-ever stretch of three straight contests with double-digit scoring (10 goals at Manhattan on Mar. 30, 11 goals vs Wagner on 3.23).

BEST FOOT FORWARD
After last week's win at Hampton, three of NJIT's five all-time victories as a young program have come against Hampton. All three wins make up the top three all-time performances for NJIT in terms of scoring (26 in 2019, 17 in 2017, 15 in 2018) and margin of victory (17 in 2019, 14 in 2017, 7 in 2018).

KEEPING IT 100
Aaron Forster's goal at the 14:06 mark of the third quarter against Manhattan was the 100th of his career, making him one of 13 active Division I players (as of April 2) to record triple-digit goals.

LIGHTING IT UP
Aaron Forster's nine-goal, 11-assist performance against Quinnipiac on March 2 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. Forster was named to the USILA Team of the Week on March 6 due to his performance.

ON A TEAR
Forster currently holds the longest scoring streak of the season for the Highlanders, having put home a goal in five straight games (Feb. 23 - Mar. 16). Collin Fogerty (Feb. 9 - Mar. 2), Vincent D'Agostino (Mar. 19 - present), and Ryan Darrow (Mar. 5-19) has the second longest streak at four games. Forster (Feb. 23 - Mar. 9) and Darrow (Mar. 5-19) also hold the mark for consecutive multi-goal games this season (4), with Fogerty (Feb.9 - 23) in second place with three.

MAKING A POINT
Ryan Darrow's point-scoring streak came to an end against Wagner, but not before he logged at least one point in each of the Highlanders' first nine 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)
- 3 vs Monmouth (2 G /1 A)
- 4 vs UMass (4 G / 1 A)
- 2 at Saint Joseph's (2 G)
- 3 vs Fairfield (3 G)

THE BIG FIVE-O
With his third goal against Fairfield, Ryan Darrow reached the 50 goal mark for his career. Darrow is in second place all-time in Highlander history in goals scored.

OFF THE WALL
Alexzander Hunt already owns three of the top four 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. Hunt added a 21-save effort against UMass on March 9. 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 third in the country in saves per game (15.08).

ROAD WARRIORS
NJIT's matchup with Siena is the third in its season-long three-game road swing for the team. The Highlanders will play Manhattan in Riverdale, N.Y. (March 30), Hampton in Virginia (April 6), and Siena in Loudonville, N.Y. (April 13) during the stretch.

TEAM LEADERS
Aaron Forster (28 goals, 40 points), Collin Fogerty (12 assists), John Tachon (51 ground balls), Tyler Stevenson (99-199  FOs; .497), Kevin Falteisek (19 caused turnovers), and Alexzander Hunt (181 saves) are pacing the Highlanders so far this season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Aaron Forster and John Tachon currently rank in the top 20 in a number of active career categories. Forster's 107 goals is 10th nationally; his 154 points are 18th; Tachon's 216 ground balls is 10th and his 5.02 ground balls per game is 14th.

STOP AND GO
On two occasions, Kevin Falteisek matched the NJIT record for caused turnovers in a game with four - February 16 vs Delaware and March 16 at Saint Joseph's.

FIGURING IT OUT 
After scoring only one goal in his first nine games, freshman Joe Covino has scored five goals in his last three games and added an assist, four ground balls and two caused turnovers. 

QUICK DRAW
Tyler Stevenson improved his program record for faceoff wins in a game with 20 during the Highlanders' game at Lafayette (20-26).

(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 (107), assists (47), and points (154) in NJIT history.

THE MORE, THE MERRIER
In 7 of 12 games this season, NJIT has had at least three players score multiple goals - on the road at Lehigh, Lafayette, VMI, Saint Joseph's, Manhattan, and Hampton, and at home vs Wagner.

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 (RV during NJIT game), 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 SIENA
Siena is currently at 5-5 on the year, having lost three straight games after winning the three prior. The Saints are led by Keenan Cook (27 goals, 13 assists, 40 points), Jason Zou (49 ground balls, 104 FO wins), Jack Drillock (16 caused turnovers) and Aaron Lewis (88 saves). 

This is will be the first all-time meeting between NJIT and Siena.