NEW YORK – BIG EAST men’s lacrosse went 2-2 on Saturday as No. 3 Denver and Providence scored wins. The third-ranked Pioneers defeated No. 19/17 Air Force, 16-4. Providence gained road win over Holy Cross, 10-4. Villanova lost their season- and home-opener to Monmouth, 12-10 and St. John’s was defeated by former league foe No. 16/19 Rutgers, 16-8.
Monmouth 12, Villanova 10
Villanova (0-1) dropped their season opener to the Monmouth Hawks by a final of 12-10. The Wildcats jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, John Kluh opened up the scoring streak and Devin McNamara scored back-to-back goals just under 10 minutes into the game.