The Aurora University men's lacrosse team got off to a slow start in a Midwest Lacrosse Conference match-up with Beloit College on Saturday afternoon on Vago Field. AU would explode in the third quarter to pull away with a comfortable 22-8 victory.

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 22, Beloit College 8
RECORDS: Aurora University 10-2; 3-0 MLC; Beloit College 4-8; 2-3 MLC
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois – Vago Field
LENGTH OF GAME: 2:07
WEATHER: 79 degrees and sunny
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
Attack: Jason Koziol
Attack: Bailey Smith
Attack: Trevor McNamara
Midfield: Nick Glaser
Midfield: Matt Smidlein
Midfield: Sam Hiss
Defense: Jon Glende 
Defense: Bryce Wallgard
Defense: Sean Arfsten
Goalie: Jack Huffman
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Aurora scored the first goal quickly on a goal from JK Torres that gave the Spartans the 1-0 just a minute in the game.
- Beloit countered the goal scoring seven second after Torres.
- AU countered with the man up goal from Trevor McNamara assisted by JK Torres.
- Beloit then even the score at 2-2.
- Spartan Jason Koziol would score his first of the game to give the Spartans the 3-2 leading to head into the second quarter.
- Koziol (Smith) and Torres came out and scored the next two to give the Spartans the 5-2 lead.
- Beloit quickly responded to cut the lead to 5-3.
- After Koziol scored to give AU a 6-3 lead, Beloit scored twice to cut the AU advantage to 6-5.
- McNamara added two late goals in the half to give AU the 8-5 lead heading into halftime.
- Aurora came out of halftime on fire outscoring the Buccaneers 9-1 in the third quarter. Six different Spartans scored with McNamara scoring three times.
- Beloit would try to fight back in the game scoring the first goal of the fourth quarter but AU would not go quietly scoring the last four goals. Koziol scored twice with McNamara and Kyle Lowy adding a tally each.   
- AU went on to defeat the Buccaneers 22-8
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
Trevor McNamara had seven goals
Jason Koziol had six goals and one assist
JK Torres had three goals
Matt Smidlein had two goals and 17 ground balls
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Trevor McNamara and Jason Koziol (7)
Goals: McNamara (7) and Koziol (6)
Assists: Nick Glaser, Koziol, Bailey Smith, Max Matthai, Tyler Lerdahl, Will Bradshaw and Brendan Satterlund (1)
Ground balls: Matt Smidlein (17)
Caused Turnovers: Bryce Wallgard and Sam Hiss (3)
Face offs: Matt Smidlein (19-of-27)
Saves: Tyler Lombardi (6) and Brian Richter (5)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Wednesday, April 20 when they travel to Benedictine University. Game time set for 7:00 pm in Lisle, Illinois.