Donohoo Scores Four as Lacrosse Wins at Northland

Monmouth Improves to 5-1 on Season

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (04/25/2021) — The Monmouth College men's lacrosse team won at Northland College 11-3 on Saturday to improve to 5-1 on the season, 4-1 in Midwest Lacrosse Conference play.

"The men did really well today to get through a slow start in snowy conditions and a long road trip," said coach Chris Klaiber. "We showed a lot of courage and maturity to settle into the game and start scoring in the second half."

The Scots didn't score in the first quarter and still trailed 1-0 when Mitch Perez (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) found the net with 7:48 to play in the half. Michael Casey (Chicago, Illinois) tied the game 2-2 with 1:14 left before the break.

Monmouth fell behind 3-2 just 1:05 into the third quarter and then dominated the rest of the game with nine unanswered goals. Perez tied the game with 10:42 left in the third and Casey put Monmouth on top 4-3 38 seconds later.

Kain Donohoo (St. Charles, Illinois) scored with 7:38 left and 13 seconds later Jeff Knapp (Nolensville, Tennessee) made it 6-3. Donohoo scored three straight goals for the Scots and his strike with 12:03 left in the game made it 9-3.

"Kain was a threat on offense for us and got us going," said Klaiber. "Perez stepped up like a senior and was huge for us with his three goals and two assists."

Monmouth got two goals in the final two minutes as Perez notched a hat-trick and Korbyn Personett (Pittsfield, Illinois) scored on the man advantage with 36 seconds to play. The defense shutout the LumberJacks over the final 28:05 of the game as the Scots improved to 5-1.

"Nick Thomas (Elmhurst, Illinois) was flying around making plays on defense all game," said Klaiber. "Teagan Simons (Littleton, Colorado) shut down any threat with an impressive 16-save performance."

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Knapp has 83 career points, four shy of the career record...He has 23 points on the season, tied for eighth on the single-season list...He has 20 goals, tied for sixth on the single-season list...Perez leads the team with 12 assists and is now tied for first on the career list with 33...He has 57 career points which ranks fourth on the list...Simons has eight wins in his career, the most by any Scots goalie...With 16 saves he moved into third on the Scots career saves list...The 16 saves are the second most of the season for Simons who had 20 saves against UNW on April 9...Gordon Kiesgen (Spring Grove, Illinois) won 10-of-16 faceoffs...Monmouth also beat Northland 10-6 in the home opener on March 20...The Scots final regular season game is next Saturday at Northwestern Minnesota.