With their win over the Seahawks, the Hawks finished the 2021 Northeast Conference regular season with an undefeated record of 8-0 in league play. Junior face-off specialist Zach Cole went 13-for-16 from the X with 12 ground balls, the 12th of which ties him for SJU's program record for career ground balls (296), while freshman attackman Carter Page was outstanding off the bench, dropping a game-high five points on a game-high four goals and one assist on the afternoon.

Senior attackman Matt Tufano added four points (2g, 2a) while junior attackman Ryan Doran (1g, 2a), sophomore attackman Matt Bohmer (1g, 1a), junior midfielder Austin Strazzulla (1g, 1a), graduate student long stick midfielder Liam Hare (1g, 1a), and senior midfielder Teo Domic (2a) added multi-point efforts. Senior goalkeeper Tucker Almany (8-0, 8-0 NEC) made eight saves vs. four goals allowed in the opening 40:42, graduate student close defensemen Tyler Makar and Josh Bosher went for two ground balls and two caused turnovers apiece, and Hare, senior long stick midfielder Sean Voelkel, and sophomore close defenseman Alex Keener also registered two caused turnovers apiece.

Earning the top seed in this week's 2021 NEC Men's Lacrosse Championship, #20/#20/#18 Saint Joseph's (8-3, 8-0 NEC) is set to host fourth-seeded LIU (6-4, 5-3 NEC) on Wednesday, May 5 on Sweeney Field. Opening face-off is set for 1:00 p.m. and will be streamed on NEC Front Row.