LOWELL, Mass. - The NJIT men's lacrosse team (1-9, 0-4 AE) suffered a 10-8 loss to UMass Lowell (4-7, 1-3 AE) on Saturday evening at Cushing Field.
 
NJIT struck first, as Ryan Menard scored his second goal of the season. Then, UMass Lowell went on a 5-0 run until JC Echezuria tallied a goal at the end of the first quarter.
 
Benjamin Roberts and Evan Schmitt scored goals for NJIT in the second quarter, but the Riverhawks lead 8-4 at halftime.
 
Both teams were held scoreless for the first 11 minutes of the third quarter. Then, Jadon McKenzie scored his second goal of the season.
 
The Highlanders outscored UMass Lowell 3-1 in the fourth quarter with goals from Dylan Sebastian, Echezuria, and Alystair Hemberger.
 
Echezuria led the Highlanders with three points (2 goals, 1 assist). Roberts added two points (1 goal, 1 assist) and Gabe Thompson and Emmerick Dopona each recorded two caused turnovers. Joey Schwarz made 15 saves for the third time this season.
 
UMass Lowell outshot NJIT 43-35 and held a 31-18 advantage in ground balls.
 
NEXT UP
The Highlanders will host their final home game of the season against UMBC on Saturday, April 19 at 1:00 p.m. at Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium.
 
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