The Fairfield University men's lacrosse team, 1-0, will open ECAC Lacrosse League play at home on Saturday versus Rutgers University, 1-3.  It is the league opener for both teams and will be played at 1 p.m. at Alumni Stadium.

Fans not able to make the game can watch live on the B2 Networks and follow along on livestats.

Fairfield and Rutgers are meeting for the fifth time in the program's history and for the fourth time as ECAC foes.  The Stags have a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series, winning the last three meetings.  The Scarlet Knights earned a 7-6 triple overtime win in the 2004 meeting, the only non-conference clash.  The Stags first win came in the programs first-ever ECAC Lacrosse League game, at Rutgers, 11-7 in 2006.  The Stags only home win in the series came two years ago, 14-10, and Fairfield won its third straight in the series in the rain last year at Rutgers, 10-7, with the Scarlet Knights ranked 19th in the nation.

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