The Aurora University men's lacrosse team were absolutely dominating on senior day while they hosted the Vikings of Augustana College. AU took a 12-1 lead to halftime and senior day recognition which included a wedding proposal before going on to win 18-2.

GAME INFORMATION -
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 18, Augustana College 2
RECORDS: Aurora University 12-1; Augustana College 5-7
LOCATION: Vago Field - Aurora, Illinois
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
Attack: Jason Koziol
Attack: Bailey Smith
Attack: Trevor McNamara
Midfield: Sam Hiss
Midfield: Matt Smidlein
Midfield: Kyle Lowy
Defense: Seth Shiller
Defense: Bryce Wallgard
Defense: Spencer Shiller
Goalie: Tyler Lombardi
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
AU wasted no time in scoring and they scored a lot. Four goals in the first five minutes from Bailey Smith, Trevor McNamara, Joey Lucchesi and a man-up goal from Matt Sammarco. McNamara assisted on two of the goals.
McNamara dished out assists to Jason Koziol and Ben Arends (man-up) and AU led 6-0. The Koziol goal was a beautiful dime pass with Koziol squeezing in a bad angle shot and goal.
Just before the end of the first quarter, Bailey Smith assisted McNamara who flipped the shot between his leg and past the Viking goalie for a 7-0 Spartan lead.
The second quarter started slower but AU kept scoring with Ben Arends getting his second of the game at 9:53.
AU was killing off a second consecutive penalty when JK Torres found Koziol in front of the net and AU had a man down goal and led 9-0  midway through the second quarter.
43 seconds later Koziol scored again with an assist from Bailey Smith and AU led by a touchdown and field goal on Vago Field.
With 3:41 left in the second, Augustana was finally able to get one past AU goalie Tyler Lombardi. Lombardi made numerous grade A saves and Augustana hit the post on several occasions.
AU added two goals 31 seconds a part in the final minutes to lead 12-1 at the half. Matt Sammarco and McNamara scored with JD Kettle assisting McNamara.
At halftime, AU recognized the senior class of 2017, Jack Dependahl, Grant James, JD Kettle, Kyle Lowy, Dustin Rhodes, Matt Sammarco, Seth Shiller, Spencer Shiller, Matt Smidlein, Bailey Smith, Nick Virden, Jason Koziol and Will Bradshaw.
WIll Bradshaw capped off the halftime event by proposing to fellow Spartan Jillian Olson at midfield, bringing the near capacity crowd from both sides to their feet.
AU continued to dominate in the second half with third quarter goals from Koziol (3), Smith and McNamara. Kyle Lowy assisted the first Koziol goal with the duo scoring on a fast break.
Spartan Casey Pettine tallied the only goal of the fourth quarter with an assist from Tanner Lerdahl.
The Spartans celebrated the 18-2 victory.

FOR THE SPARTANS
Trevor McNamara had four goals and four assists.
Tyler Lombardi had 13 saves for the win.
Jason Koziol had six goals.
Bailey Smith had two goals and two assists.
Corey Segall (10-of-13) and Matt Smidlein (7-of-10) helped AU control the face off dot.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Trevor McNamara (8), Jason Koziol (6) and Bailey Smith (4)
Goals: Jason Koziol (6) and Trevor McNamara (4)
Assists: Trevor McNamara (4) and Bailey Smith (2)
Ground balls: Corey Segall (7) and Matt Smidlein (3)
Caused Turnovers: Josh Favorite (3) and Will Bradshaw (2)
Face offs: Corey Segall (10-of-13) and Matt Smidlein (7-of-10)
Saves: Tyler Lombardi (13)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, April 15 when they travel to Milwaukee School of Engineering. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.