Boys Lacrosse – Kirst Cup Quarterfinal Preview & Scoreboard: Manasquan vs. Glen Ridge

Kirst Cup Quarterfinals

 

Monday, June 16 – at Kean University

(4) Manasquan 15, (5) Glen Ridge 10

Senior attackman Brandon Kunz scored five goals and assisted on three more while seniors Ryan Aldi, Matt Schneider, and Kai Donahue and junior Lucas Longo each scored twice as the Warriors used an 11-3 second-half surge to sink the Ridgers and advance to the Kirst Cup semifinals.

Down 3-1 after the first quarter and 7-3 late in the first half, a goal by Aldi off a setup from sophomore attackman Kieran Schneider pulled the Warriors within three and ignited a blistering second half. Kunz and Longo scored in the opening 98 seconds of the third quarter and, after Glen Ridge’s Brad Foster scored his fourth of the game to put the Ridgers ahead 8-6, Manasquan scored eight straight goals to take control for good.

Schneider finished with two goals and three assists, Aldi posted two goals and two assists, and Longo notched two goals and one assist. Junior midfielder Jack O’Reilly and junior FOGO Will Conway each scored once and Kieran Schneider dished out two assists to round out the offensive production. Senior goalie Pat Loxley made 13 saves, including several big stops in the third quarter when Manasquan (20-3) took the lead. After Glen Ridge (16-9) took an 8-6 lead, Kunz scored three in a row, Conway scored directly off a face-off win, and Matt Schneider and Longo piled on goals in the final 2:09 of the quarter to give the Warriors a 12-8 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

After goals by Matt Schneider and Donahue made it 14-8, Glen Ridge scored two quick goals to get within 14-10. Manasquan called a timeout with 1:15 left and Kunz ripped a surprise shot from just inside the restraining line for his fifth goal and a 15-10 lead.

Manasquan will place No. 1 Seton Hall Prep in the Kirst Cup semifinals at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night back at Kean’s Alumni Stadium.

Check back for an expanded game story and photos.

 

 

Preview

MANASQUAN’S ROAD TO THE KIRST CUP: Defeated Absegami 18-7 in the first round; defeated Seneca 15-3 in the quarterfinals; defeated Ocean City 14-7 in the semifinals; defeated Wall 9-7 in the South Group 2 sectional final; defeated Hopewell Valley, 13-5, in the Group 2 state final.

 

GLEN RIDGE’S ROAD TO THE KIRST CUP: Defeated Delaware Valley, 11-6, in the first round; defeated Shore, 8-4, in the quarterfinals; defeated Rumson-Fair Haven, 9-8 in overtime, in the semifinals; defeated Caldwell, 7-4, in the South Group 1 sectional final; defeated Mountain Lakes, 8-7 in overtime, in the Group 1 state final.

 

MANASQUAN’S BEST WINS: 9-5 over North Group 3 semifinalist Ridge; 12-7 over Shore; 10-8 over South Group 4 semifinalist Eastern; 12-4 over South Group 4 finalist Southern; 17-8 and 9-7 over South Group 2 finalist Wall; 9-3 over Haddonfield; 8-7 and 9-7 over Christian Brothers Academy; 13-6 over Ocean City; 13-5 over North Group 2 champion Hopewell Valley.

 

GLEN RIDGE’S BEST WINS: 9-5 over North Group 2 finalist Sparta; 8-4 over Shore Regional; 9-8 (OT) over Shore Conference champion Rumson-Fair Haven; 7-4 over Caldwell; 8-7 over North Group 1 champion Mountain Lakes.

 

STATE TITLES

Manasquan (1) – 2025

Glen Ridge (2) – 2025, 2011

 

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Manasquan: Brandon Kunz, Sr., A (58g, 26a); Ryan Aldi, Sr., A (56g, 25a); Kieren Schneider, So., A (15g, 30a); Matt Schneider, Sr., M (40g, 18a); Lucas Longo, Jr., M (26g, 15a);  Jack O’Reilly, Jr., M (14g, 8a); Kai Donahue, Sr., SSDM (20g, 11a); Pat Frost, Sr., SSDM; Dax Klein, So., M; Parker Harms, Sr., D (13g, 9a); Chris Carhart, Sr., D; James Cadott, Sr., LSM; John Lake, Jr.,, D; Pat Loxley, Sr., G (213 saves, 109 goals against); Will Conway, Jr., FOGO.

 

Glen Ridge: Connor Sutton, Sr., A (47g, 36a); Stephen Grober, Jr., A (46g, 24a); Carson Ross, Jr., A (43g, 15a); Brad Foster, Sr., M (34g, 29a, 87gb); Jimmy Benson, Jr., M (32g, 29a, 110gb); Chris Smith, Sr., M (2g, 8a, 94gb); JP Labadia, Jr., M (16g, 12a); Ryan Mansfield, Jr., M (5g, 10a, 46gb); Cameron Atkinson, Sr., D (60gb); Mason Giamo, Sr., D (1g, 6a, 120gb); Tyler Kamil, Fr., D (21gb); John Leone, Jr., LSM (95gb); Keiller Goodwin, So., G (242 saves, 162 goals allowed); Matty McCormack, Jr., SSDM (2g, 5a, 63gb); Dixon Atkinson, So., SSDM; Hunter Sicolo, So., M; Rory Winnick, So., FOGO.

 

Kirst Cup Schedule

All games will be played at Kean University

Quarterfinals

Monday, June 16

5-Glen Ridge vs. 4-Manasquan, 4:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Tuesday, June 17

3-Westfield vs. 2-Summit, 4:30 p.m.

Manasquan/Glen Ridge vs. 1-Seton Hall Prep, 7 p.m.

Championship game

Thursday, June 19, 4:30 p.m.