PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers men's lacrosse had an offensive outburst on Tuesday afternoon for a midweek week. The Scarlet Knights scored a season-high amount of goals in a 21-11 win over St. John's. 

Colin Kurdyla (six points) and Colin Kelly each scored four goals to lead RU. Shane Murphy (3) and Brady Kurdyla (2) also had multi-goal games. Murphy and Haydn Sommer each had three assists. 

"It was nice to see Colin Kelly and Colin Kurdyla have big games for us," head coach Brian Brecht said. "I was happy with the way we scored, doing so in a lot of different situations. I was happy with the overall play of our team from offense to defense, to the faceoff and wing play. It's still early and we'll keep growing as a team. I was happy with our growth and development today."

RU led 48-33 in shots and 45-22 in ground balls. Matthew Paolatto was 16-of-25 on faceoffs. Cardin Stoller had 11 saves and allowed just eight goals. 

After the first 17 minutes of the game, St. John's led 4-3. The home team then ran off a 9-goal run to take command of the game. Rutgers led 11-4 at halftime and 18-8 after three quarters.

RU is back home on Saturday to host No. 19 UMass. 

Postgame Notes

• The Scarlet Knights have won the past four games against St. John's by a combined margin of 81-33. 
• It was RU's first 20-goal game since scoring 20 against St. John's on Feb. 28, 2023
• It was RU's most goals in a game since scoring 22 vs. Hofstra on March 19, 2022
• 12 different players scored in the game
• Brian Mack and Dean Scalamandre scored their first goal as Scarlet Knights
• Scalamandre's tally was his first collegiate goal
• Colin Kurdyla had a career-high in goals and points
• Colin Kelly had his first 4-goal game at RU 
• Shane Murphy tied his career-high in goals (also 3 vs. St. John's in 2023) and had a career-high in assists and points 
• Haydn Sommer had a career-high in assists and points