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Men's Lacrosse Begins 2024 On The Road At St. John's

2/2/2024 7:55:00 PM

Game 1 | Away Game 1  at St. John's (0-0)
Date | Time Saturday, February 3 | 2:00 pm
Location | Arena Queens, N.Y. | DaSilva Memorial Field 
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NEWARK, N.J. — The tenth season of NJIT men's lacrosse is set to begin on Saturday, February 3 as the Highlanders open the 2024 campaign on the road against the St. John's Red Storm.

Second year head coach Eric Wolf and his staff are bringing 47 players into this milestone season - 32 returners, 12 first-year players, and a trio of transfers - off of a foundation-building 3-10 season in 2023.

TOP RETURNERS (2023 TOTALS) 2024 SCHEDULE
This season will be made up of a 14-game slate: eight home and six road games; seven non-conference and seven America East league matchups.

NJIT will open play on the road on Saturday, February 3 against St. John's, marking the first time the Highlanders have faced off against a member of the Big East since hosting Georgetown on April 20, 2019. 

The 2024 home opener for the Highlanders will come the following week (February 10) against Siena. Another road matchup at Mount St. Mary's on February 17 will precede NJIT's lone two-game week at home - a Wednesday night meeting against Monmouth on February 21 and a Saturday matinee against Manhattan on February 24.

March begins with the first of NJIT's final two non-conference games, a road trip to Staten Island to face Wagner on March 2. The non-conference finale will pit NJIT against Lindenwood on March 9. NJIT won a last second thriller against the Lions in their first-ever meeting last season. 

NJIT opens America East play away from Newark with a trip to last year's regular season champion Vermont on March 16. The Highlanders will welcome Binghamton to Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium for the conference home opener the next week (March 23) before another road contest against defending tournament champion Bryant on March 30.

The final two-game homestand for the Highlanders will see them take on Merrimack (April 6) and UAlbany (April 13). NJIT will close out the regular season at UMBC on April 20 and at home against UMass Lowell on April 27. 

NJIT will be looking for its first-ever America East tournament berth in 2024. The four-team playoff will take place on the campus of the No. 1 seed on May 2 and May 4.

AE PRESEASON POLL
In this year's America East Preseason Poll, the Highlanders were slated by the league's coaches to finish tied for sixth with Merrimack - an improvement from being chosen last in the 2023 poll. Bryant, last year's tournament champion, was voted as the regular season favorite.

1. Bryant 47 (5)
2. Vermont 39 (1)
3. UAlbany 38 (2)
4. Binghamton 33
5. UMBC 28
T6. NJIT 16
T6. Merrimack 16
8. UMass Lowell 7

2023 HIGHLIGHTS SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
St. John's will be NJIT's lone first-time opponent on the 2024 schedule. The Red Storm went 0-14 in 2023.

St. John's is led by Brian Kelly (28 G, 20 A in 2023), John Mavlios (42-162 FO), Kyle Munson (15.06 GAA, 176 saves), and Bobby Seel (36 GB, 8 G, 7 A, 7 CT).

NEXT UP
NJIT's home opener will come next week (February 10) when the Highlanders face the Siena Saints. First faceoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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