BRONX, NY - The Iona University men's lacrosse team squared off with Manhattan on Saturday in its penultimate game of the 2025 season. The Gaels started strong in the fourth quarter, scoring four with the opener being a career-first for
. Led by a
, the Maroon & Gold put up 10 points against the Jaspers but would go on to lose the matchup by a score of 17-10.
THE Rundown
Tochi Agwamba started the scoring with a coast-to-coast pole goal, his first tally for the Maroon & Gold in his career. Two responses from Manhattan found the net before Iona responded with their own pair of goals from and unassisted
Vincent Pititto effort and a
Cullen Lawry assist to
Max Monzo. Lawry would find one more assist with a dish to
Kolbe Curtin, but the Jaspers put up three more to exit the first stanza with a score of 5-4 in favor of hosts.
Denny Piekutowski tallied four saves in the second period, while
Kyle Hardie scored an assist from
Jack Martinez. Despite the Maroon & Gold efforts, Manhattan totaled five goals and would send the two sides in to haftime with Iona down by a score of 10-5.
Kyle Hardie took home his second to start the second half scoring with a Lawry assist, but the Jaspers would respond with seven unanswered through and into the fourth quarter. Down by a score of 17-6 late in the final stanza, the Gaels went on a four-goal run that finished with
Caleb Kern notching his first career assist to complete
Kyle Hardie's hat-trick.
With the late push, the final score fell in favor of the hosts by a margin of 17-10.
IONA PERFORMERS
- Cullen Lawry co-led all players with a career-high three assists, also tallying one goal for a four-point outing.
- Kyle Hardie led the Gaels with his second career hat-trick of goals, firing off five shots and landing three on frame.
- Max Monzo netted a career-high two goals, with his only two shots in the game hitting the back of the net.
- Tochi Agwamba scored his first goal in Maroon & Gold with an impressive coast-to-coast effort. The defender caused a pair of turnovers and scooped up two ground balls.
- Caleb Kern notched his first career point for the Gaels with an assist to Kyle Hardie.
THE OPPONENT
- Scott O'Conner notched 6 goals for the Jaspers with two ground balls
- Kelly DuPree counted eight points with three assists and five goals.
Up Next
Iona concludes its inaugural season on Wednesday as they travel to square off against Mount St. Mary's.
