The Aurora University men's lacrosse team led early and ran off to a big lead in a home Midwest Lacrosse Conference contest with Cornell College, AU won 16-6.

GAME INFORMATION -
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 16, Cornell College 6
RECORDS: Aurora University 8-1, 3-0 MLC; Cornell College 5-3, 2-1 MLC
LOCATION: Montgomery, Illinois - Spartan Athletic Park
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
Attack: Trevor McNamara
Attack: Gavin Hardersen
Attack: Tanner Lerdahl
Midfield: Jameson Morrison
Midfield: Corey Segall
Midfield: Josh Favorite
Defense: Chad Ronk
Defense: Bryce Wallgard
Defense: Sean Arfsten
Goalie: Tyler Lombardi
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trevor McNamara scored the games first two goals giving AU a 2-0 lead.
- After a Cornell tally, Gavin Hardersen scored twice in 1:16 late in the quarter to give the Spartans a 4-1 first quarter lead.
- McNamara, JK Torres and Nick Glaser scored in the second as AU went to halftime leading 7-3.
- The third quarter saw the Spartans shutout Cornell and score four times to lead 11-3 after three quarters.
- The Spartans continued their scoring run in the fourth and with five goals in the first 10 minutes, the Spartans led 16-3 and the scoring run was at 10-0.
- Cornell added three goals in the final 5:12 but the lead was plenty for AU as they went on to win 16-6.

FOR THE SPARTANS
- Trevor McNamara had four goals and one assist.
- JK Torres had two goals and one assist.
- Ben Arends, Joey Lucchesi and Nick Galser each had one goal and two assists.
- Tyler Lombardi had 6 saves for his eighth win of the year.
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Trevor McNamara (5)
Goals: Trevor McNamara (4)
Assists: Ben Arends, Joey Lucchesi and Nick Galser (2)
Ground balls: Josh Favorite (5)
Face offs: Corey Segall (8-of-13) and Dominic Diaz (5-of-5)
Saves: Tyler Lombardi (6)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Monday, April 2 when they travel to Illinois Wesleyan University. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. in Bloomington, Illinois.