When Tucker Nathans connected on a blast from the top of the box (see picture) to put Fairfield up 3-0 over Manhattan on Sunday, it was the sixth unanswered goal for the Stags in two games. They would score twice more for a 5-0 win to complete the weekend sweep of the Jaspers and Saint Peter’s.
Fairfield improved to 7-5-1 overall and 3-1-1 in the MAAC wih the victories and moved into third place in the confernce, putting the Stags into a playoff position with four games left this season.
Junior Erik Ilisije (see 10 Questions on p. 17) scored three times this weekend, while sophomore Jack Burridge added two goals. Burridge has a team-high seven goals and three assists for 17 points, while Ilisije has four goals.
The Stags travel south this weekend to take on Rider (4-9, 1-4 MAAC) and Loyola (7-6-2, 4-0-1) with a chance to lock up a tournament appearence.
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