Score: UAlbany 17, UMass Lowell 6
  
Location: Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in Albany, N.Y.
   
Records: UAlbany (3-7, 1-2 America East) | UMass Lowell (3-5, 0-2 America East)
   
Short Story: The University at Albany men's lacrosse team set the tone early and never looked back. Fueled by hat tricks from Koleton Marquis, Silas Richmond *, and Jackson Palumb, as the Great Danes dominated UMass Lowell for a decisive 17-6 victory.
 
*With three goals scored, Richmond officially reached the 100 career goals mark.
  
Key Stat Lines  

• Koleton Marquis and Jackson Palumb topped the scoring for UAlbany, each netting four goals apiece.
• Silas Richmond contributed a hat trick, while Daniel Kesselring and James Reid had two of their own with Ryan Doherty and Max Neeson each finished with one.
• Richmond also led the team with three assists, finishing with six points.
• Rocco Mareno led the team in ground balls, securing nine.
• At the X, Mareno had the best performance, winning 16 out of 25 faceoffs, while UAlbany collectively went 16-26.
• In goal, Brady Smith made nine saves, posting a .600 save percentage.

 
Head Coach Scott Marr: "It feels great to get a nice win like that and play well from start to finish. We worked really hard this week on a lot of the situational things that take place in-game, and I thought we were really prepared. We took last week's game to heart and responded with a great game this week."
  
How it Happened:  

• The Great Danes wasted no time getting on the board, as Daniel Kesselring found the back of the net just 32 seconds into the game.
• UMass Lowell responded quickly, with Johnny Soi netting an unassisted goal at 12:25 to even the score.
• UAlbany reclaimed the lead just 11 seconds later when Max Neeson struck for a long pole goal to put the Great Danes ahead once again.
• Koleton Marquis extended the advantage, scoring twice in quick succession. His first goal came off an assist from Jacob Moran, followed by an unassisted tally to push UAlbany's lead to 4-1 with 9:16 left in the first.
• The River Hawks cut into the deficit nearly five minutes later, as Maverick Chedel found the back of the net to make it a two-goal game.
• With just over three minutes remaining in the opening quarter, Silas Richmond notched his first goal of the day to put the Great Danes up 5-2.
• Marquis secured his third hat trick of the season with a goal in the final minute of the quarter.
• Ryan Doherty tacked on one more for UAlbany with just 13 seconds left, sending the Great Danes into the second frame with a commanding 7-2 lead.
• Jackson Palumb opened the second quarter scoring at 9:51 off a feed from Richmond.
• Less than a minute later, Richmond found the back of the net himself, finishing a pass from Doherty to make it 9-2.
• James Reid added an unassisted goal at 8:28, continuing UAlbany's offensive dominance.
• With 1:35 remaining in the half, Marquis tallied another, this time off a setup from Parker Emmett.
• UMass Lowell's Danny Burke closed out first-half scoring with an unassisted goal at 0:17, but UAlbany entered the break with a commanding 11-3 lead.
• UAlbany opened the second half with an unassisted goal from Jackson Palumb at 13:34 to extend the lead.
• UMass Lowell answered just under four minutes later, as Colby Frigon capitalized on a feed from Danny Burke to make it a 12-4 game.
• With 2:26 left in the quarter, Daniel Kesselring struck unassisted to add to the Great Danes' advantage.
• Just 15 seconds later, Silas Richmond secured his hat trick, finishing a setup from Jacob Smith to push UAlbany further ahead. The goal marked the 100^th of his collegiate career.
• Palumb followed up with his own hat trick at 1:34, this time assisted by Emmett.
• UMass Lowell found the net twice in the final moments of the quarter - Garrett Murphy converted a pass from Griffin Sumwalt at 0:30, and Johnny Soi tacked on an unassisted goal with just 1.3 seconds remaining.
• Despite the late push from the River Hawks, UAlbany maintained control heading into the final frame.
• UAlbany continued to build on its lead in the final quarter, as Jackson Palumb struck unassisted at 6:37.
• Just over a minute later, James Reid found the back of the net off a setup from Silas Richmond, adding to the Great Danes' dominant performance.
• With no further scoring, UAlbany closed out a dominating victory, 17-6.

 
Next: The Great Danes have a tough task ahead as they travel to Cornell, the No. 1 team in the country, on Tuesday afternoon. Stay up to date with UAlbany men's lacrosse by following the team on X (@UAlbanyMLax) and Instagram (@ualbanymlax) for all of the latest news and highlights throughout the year.