MADISON, NJ — The FDU-Florham men's lacrosse team defeated Mount Saint Mary's (N.Y.), 5-4, in a non-conference defensive showdown on Wednesday night at Robert T. Shields Field.

Junior Drew Gallagher (Shamong, NJ) scored the decisive goal for the Devils at the 10:08 mark of the fourth.

From there, senior goalie Dan Schlupp (Holland, Pa.) made two key saves at 4:39 and 2:03, respectively, to turn away the Knights' comeback bid and earn his first win of the season (1-3). Schlupp finished the contest with seven saves in 55 minutes of action.

MacGyver Hay (Mays Landing, NJ) also played a pivotal role in the defensive battle as the junior long stick midi compiled seven ground balls and four caused turnovers, both numbers falling one shy of tying his season-high set against Penn College last weekend (3/19/22).

Offensively, Michael Stewart (Narbeth, Pa) provided the firepower for the Devils behind three goals and one assist. Stewart buried back-to-back tallies in the opening quarter (13:50, 5:41) prior to completing the hat trick with 35-seconds to go in the third. Meanwhile, Brenden Fabin (Randolph, NJ) was responsible for putting FDU-Florham ahead 3-2 with 2:50 remaining in the first half. 

The Devils never trailed in tonight's game, but the tightly-contested matchup featured two ties (2-2, 3-3) before all was said and done.

As a team, FDU-Florham registered game-highs in caused turnovers (15) and ground balls (35), and forced Mt. St. Mary's to commit a season-worst 32 turnovers with its defensive pressure.

FDU-Florham will next travel to Hood College this Saturday at 12:00 pm for a non-conference contest.