The Aurora University men's lacrosse team hosted longtime lacrosse rival Adrian College on Saturday afternoon on Vago Field. For the first time in regular season play and second straight match-up the Spartans went home victorious with a 19-2 win.

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 19; Adrian College 2
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-0; Adrian College 0-1
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois – Vago Field  
WEATHER: Sunny, 50 degrees
LENGTH OF GAME: 2:03
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
Attack: Jason Koziol
Attack: Bailey Smith
Attack: Trevor McNamara
Midfield: Will Bradshaw
Midfield: Matt Smidlein
Midfield: Josh Favorite
Defense: Jon Glende
Defense: Bryce Wallgard
Defense: Grant James

HOW IT HAPPENED
AU scored 55 seconds into the game and never looked back, Matt Sammarco had the first goal.
The Spartans would score four more times in the first quarter, one on a man-up.
The eventual game winning goal came from Sammarco on a man-up situation.
The second quarter saw much of the same as AU smothered Adrian on defense and on offense scored six more times.
With 9 seconds to play before the half, Jason Koziol sent a pass to Bailey Smith who had a sweet behind the back goal.
At halftime, AU led 11-0 with Adrian only having five shots in the first half.
After the Spartans built a 15-0 lead, Adrian finally got on the board with 3:44 to play in the third.
As Head Coach Kylor Berkman got all his players in the game, AU added four more goals in the final quarter for the 19-2 win.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
11 Spartans scored a goal and nine had an assist.
Jason Koziol had three goals and three assists
Matt Sammarco had three goals
Bailey Smith had three goals and two assists
Trevor McNamara had two goals and one assist
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points:  Jason Koziol (6)
Goals: Koziol, Bailey Smith and Matt Sammarco (3) 
Assists: Koziol (3)
Caused Turnovers: Will Bradshaw (3)
Saves: Jack Huffman (2)
Win: Tyler Lombardi (1-0)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 when they travel to Whittier, California and Whittier College. AU will take on Wentworth Institute of Technology with game time set for 7:30 p.m. (PST).