Game 4	at Stony Brook (2-3, 0-1 AE)
Date | Time	Sunday, March 14 | 3:00 pm
Location | Arena	Stony Brook, NY | Lavalle Stadium
All-Time Series	Stony Brook leads 1-0
Live Stats	In-Game Statistics
Live Video	AmericaEast.TV
Game Notes	NJIT (PDF) | Stony Brook

NEWARK, N.J. --- NJIT Men's Lacrosse (0-3) will play its first road game in America East play on Sunday afternoon against the Stony Brook Seawolves.

A NEW ERA BEGINS
The Highlanders are playing the 2021 campaign - its first in the program's seven-year history - with a true conference home. NJIT played its first five years as a Division I independent and competed in 2020 as an affiliate member of the Northeast Conference. Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, NJIT's season was shortened before it was slated to play its first-ever conference game against Long Island University on March 14. That history-making contest is now scheduled for Saturday as full members of the America East Conference, which NJIT officially joined as its tenth member on July 1, 2020.

LAST TIME OUT
In the first-ever conference game in program history, the NJIT men's lacrosse team suffered an 11-5 defeat to the Binghamton Bearcats Saturday afternoon at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium. The contest was NJIT's first conference game as a member of the America East Conference after playing 2020 as a Northeast Conference affiliate but not facing a league opponent (COVID-19) and playing as an independent for the program's first five years. Collin Fogerty (2 G) and Owen Corry (1 G, 1 A) paced NJIT with a pair of points each. Gavyn Willson and Jack Bowie added to the Highlander scoring with a goal apiece while Max Wilson and Logan Hone each recorded assists. Corry also led the team with six ground balls and was one of four players with two caused turnovers (Fogerty, Luke Binder, Garrett Muscatella). In net, Liam Brown played all 60 minutes and made 13 saves for his second double-digit save game of the season and fifth of his career.

ANOTHER HISTORIC MEETING
NJIT and Stony Brook will be meeting for only the second time ever on Sunday. The first meeting was a historic one for the Highlanders - its first-ever game as a program on February 20, 2015.

SIGNS OF GROWTH
NJIT's ten goals against Lehigh on February 27 were the most the team has scored in the six-game series between the two teams and marked the most the Highlanders have scored against a ranked opponent. The previous mark for goals against a ranked foe was eight goals at No.13/13 Lehigh on Feb. 2, 2019.

A SEASON LIKE NO OTHER
Like many schools across the country, NJIT men's lacrosse will be managing the 2021 campaign while working to maintain the safety of the NJIT community during the current COVID-19 public health crisis. Please bookmark NJITHighlanders.com to keep up-to-date on any schedule changes that may arise because of the pandemic or weather-related issues.

As for fans this season, due to COVID protocol policy, the NJIT Department of Athletics is prohibiting spectators at our Indoor & Outdoor Athletic Events.

2021 CAPTAINS
Seventh-year head coach Travis Johnson named seniors Luke Binder (defender), Colton Johnson (midfielder), and Max Wilson (midfielder) team captains for the 2021 season. Binder was named team captain after serving last season and returning for a fifth campaign while Johnson and Wilson step into captaincy roles after Ryan Kaden and John Tachon graduated.

 "We are proud to announce that Luke, CJ & Max will be our captains for the 2021 season. These young men have helped make an extremely difficult year a little easier with their leadership on and off the field.   I'm so happy for these three young men that they have been picked by their teammates to represent them," Johnson said after naming the trio of leaders.

IN 2020 AND THE OFFSEASON
- NJIT nearly reset its single-game record for goals in a game with 24 against Hampton in its season-opening 24-7 victory
- The Highlanders set new team marks for single-game assists (15 vs Hampton) and points (39 vs Hampton)
- Max Wilson was drafted in the first round (seventh overall) by the Victoria Shamrocks in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) Graduating Junior Draft in February.

2021 LEADERS
- Goals: Jack Bowie (5)
- Assists: Logan Hone/Owen Corry Max Wilson (2)
- Points: Bowie/Corry (6)
- Ground Balls: Corry (12)
- Man-Up Goals: Bowie (2)
- Faceoff %: Billy Kroeger (.600 | 6-10)
- Shots: Corry (26)
- SOG: Corry (9 | .346)
- Caused Turnovers: Luke Binder (4)

STIFF COMPETITION
The Highlanders will face a nationally notable schedule this season, as five of NJIT's 11 scheduled opponents made an appearance on at least one of the two Week 1 polls (USILA and Inside Lacrosse):
- Delaware | RV IL
- Lehigh | No. 14 IL, No. 15 USILA
- Stony Brook | No. 20 IL, RV USILA
- UAlbany | RV - USILA and IL
- UMBC | RV USILA

2021 SCHEDULE NOTES
- 11 games scheduled - two non-conference, nine America East
- First home game: February 20 vs Delaware
- First road game: February 27 at Lehigh
- First-ever AE game: March 6 vs Binghamton
- First AE road game: March 13 at Stony Brook
- Repeat matchups: April 3 at Binghamton; April 10 vs Stony Brook
- Senior Day: May 1 vs UMBC
- America East Playoffs: March 6-8
- More than half of NJIT's opponents (six of 11) will be facing the Highlanders for the first time.
- NJIT is not scheduled to play back-to-back home games this season but will have a pair two-game road trips: March 27 at UMass Lowell and April 3 at Binghamton; April 17 at Hartford and April 24 at UAlbany.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Stony Brook enters Sunday's game with a 2-3 record, having lost its last contest against No. 7 Syracuse, 17-9. The Seawolves are led by Dylan Pallonetti (16 G, 7 A), Cory Vanginhoven (11 G, 6 A), and Anthony Palma (13.02 GAA, 57 saves)

NEXT UP
NJIT will return home on Saturday, March 20 when the Highlanders host the Vermont Catamounts at Noon.