The Aurora University men's lacrosse team coasted to a 12-5 victory in the Midwest Lacrosse Conference Tournament semi-final over Beloit College Wednesday afternoon on Vago Field.

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 12, Beloit College 5
RECORDS: Aurora University 17-2; Beloit College 10-6
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois – Vago Field
LENGTH OF GAME: 1:50
WEATHER: Partly Sunny, 58 degrees, Wind - 8-12 E
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
Attack: Jason Koziol
Attack: Bailey Smith
Attack: Trevor McNamara
Midfield: Sam Hiss
Midfield: Corey Segall
Midfield: Will Bradshaw
Defense: Chad Ronk
Defense: Bryce Wallgard
Defense: Sean Arfsten
Goalie: Tyler Lombardi
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless first half of the opening quarter, Nick Glaser scored off a JK Torres to give AU a 1-0 lead.
- Just before the quarter ended with 9.9 seconds on the clock, Joey Lucchesi scored on a feed from Jason Koziol.
- The second quarter saw Bailey Smith score three times  with assists from Sam Hiss, Koziol and Trevor McNamara.
- AU led 5-0 at halftime.
- The Spartans continued to dominated in the third quarter, taking an 8-0 lead with goals from Koziol, Ben Arends and JK Torres.
- Beloit scored just before the end of the third as AU took an 8-1 lead into the fourth.
- AU added three more tallies early in the fourth to lead 11-2 as goals came from Trevor McNamara, Lucchesi and Koziol.
- Beloit added three goals in the final three minutes but were never a real threat.
- JK Torres ended the AU scoring with his second of the day with 2:29 left.
- Tyler Lombardi was strong in net, stopping 15 shots on the day for the win.
- AU was victorious 12-5.

BEYOND THE BOX
- The Spartans will play in their sixth consecutive MLC Tournament Championship game.
- AU is now 11-2 all-time in the MLC tournament.
- AU will compete for their fifth consecutive MLC Tournament Championship.

FOR THE SPARTANS
Jason Koziol had two goals and two assists
Bailey Smith had three goals
JK Torres had two goals and one assist.
Tyler Lombardi had 15 saves in the winning effort.
Joey Lucchesi had two goals.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Jason Koziol (4), Bailey Smith and JK Torres (3)
Goals: Bailey Smith (3), Jason Koziol, JK Torres and Joey Lucchesi (2)
Assists: Jason Koziol (2)
Ground balls: Corey Segall (10) and Tyler Lombardi (8)
Caused Turnovers: Sam Hiss, Bryce Wallgard and Bailey Smith (2)
Face offs: Corey Segall (14-of-18)
Saves: Tyler Lombardi (15)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, May 6 when they travel to the championship round of the Midwest Lacrosse Conference Tournament. AU will take on No. 1 Concordia University Wisconsin with game time set for 11:00 a.m. in Mequon, Wisconsin.