Preview: Men's Lacrosse hosts Monmouth on Senior Day

MEQUON, Wis. – Concordia Wisconsin welcomes Monmouth to Fitting Field for a 12 pm Saturday MLC contest. The Falcons will honor five seniors at a halftime presentation.

NEWSWORTHY NOTES
•  MAN-UP OFFENSE: The Falcons excel on man-up chances, converting 20-of-54 opportunities which leads the MLC. They have scored multiple man-up goals in eight games and have 11 man-up markers over the last five contests.
• DIFFICULT DEFENSE: On the other end of the field, the Falcons defense has performed even better when playing a man down. They rank ninth nationally in man-down defense, allowing the opposition to scoring just 13.3 percent of the time or 6-of-45 chances.
•  THE SERIES, LAST MEETING: Concordia Wisconsin defeated Monmouth 12-6 last season on April 8. The Falcons ran away after leading by a goal after 45 minutes of action with five unanswered goals in the fourth quarter. They won 19-of-21 faceoffs, had a 40-20 lead in ground balls and outshot the Scots 48-13.
• SCOUTING MONMOUTH: The Scots bring a two-game losing streaking to Mequon and have lost four of their last five after beginning the season 4-1. Monmouth struggles to score, ranking second to last in the MLC with 65 goals. They do, however, lead the league in save percentage (63.0) and rank second with 126 saves.