NEWARK, N.J. --- Despite a second straight multi-goal game from senior Ryan Kaden, the NJIT men's lacrosse team was unable to snap its current losing streak, falling 12-5 to the Siena Saints Saturday afternoon on Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.

Kaden led the Highlanders (1-5) with a pair of goals to record his fourth game of the season with at least two scores and the sixth of his career. Kaden was joined into the scoring column by teammates Collin Fogerty, Colton Johnson, and Eric Sherman, who tallied one goal apiece.

After combining for the highest-scoring game in Highlander history last season (20-18 at Siena, Apr. 13, 2019), NJIT and Siena (2-2) played a much lower-scoring affair but it was just as close early on. The Saints scored the first goal of the game at the 12:08 mark of the first but were quickly matched by Sherman's fourth score of the year (10:22). Siena tacked on two more goals before Fogerty got on the board with his fifth of the season and first since the Monmouth game on Feb. 8. A final Saints goal with under five minutes to go put the Highlanders behind 4-2 heading into the second quarter.

The second period was played to a 2-2 tie as Siena extended their lead with the first two goals (6-2) and NJIT bringing the deficit back to two (6-4) behind successful shots from Kaden (7:33) and Johnson (5:51).

Siena eventually pulled away in the second half, holding NJIT scoreless in the third quarter and building a 6-1 advantage over the final 30 minutes.

OTHER NOTES

• Liam Brown recorded his third straight game with double-digit saves, stopping 14 attempts on Saturday. The freshman has made 54 saves in his last three starts.
• Kaden also led the Highlanders with three caused turnovers and was one of three NJIT players with at least two forced turnovers (Lynch Raby, Luke Binder).
• Raby corralled four ground balls in the game to pace the Highlanders.

NEXT UP
NJIT will close out non-conference play on Saturday, March 7 at Noon with a home match against Manhattan.