LOUDONVILLE, NY – The Siena Saints face a "make it or break it" game on Saturday afternoon, as they will face the Detroit Mercy Titans at Hickey Field at 1 p.m. in their final home regular season game of the season. Siena looks to improve their standing in the MAAC standings, and position themselves to clinch a playoff spot in the next two weeks for the first time since 2014.
 
Follow the Saints' season opening game by clicking on the corresponding live stats links at the top of the page. Continuous in-match updates will be provided via the team's official twitter page @SienaLacrosse. Join the conversation by using the hashtags #MarchOn, #SienaSaints, and #MAACLAX. The game will also be live video streamed via Siena All-Access.
 
Senior Keenan Cook made the most of his senior day at Hickey Field last Saturday afternoon, needing four points coming into the men's lacrosse battle with NJIT to top the 100 point mark for his career. Cook did just that and more, and the Saints rolled to a 20-18 victory over the Highlanders.
 
With the win, the Saints matched the most goals in a game since 2012, when they scored 22 in a win over Hartford and scored 20 in a win over Marist earlier that season. Siena set new single-game records with 65 shots and 59 ground balls, while Cook led the individual accolades, setting a new career-high in single-game points with eight. He became the 29th overall member into Siena's 100 point club, and the second this season when classmate Mike Reilly topped the mark as well.
 
Cook scored four times and added four assists, while Reilly ended up with a four-point day with a goal and three assists. Junior Brendan Johnson also had a career day, scoring three times with two assists for a five-point showing. Sophomore Jason Zou also showed out in the faceoff circle, winning 20 times to set the most faceoff wins in five years since Casey Dowd won 22 in a single game. Siena had 12 different goal scorers on the game, with senior Eric Munn also putting up a three point day with two goals and an assist.
 
The Titans are 7-4 and 4-2 in MAAC play, coming off an 11-8 loss at the hands of Canisius. Siena and Detroit Mercy are meeting for the 12^th time in the program's history, with the Saints owning a 6-5 advantage all-time. The two schools have played five games within two goals or less, and have split their appearances in the MAAC Tournament 1-1. The Green and Gold own a +8 goal differential over the Titans, but have fallen in the previous two meetings.