The Aurora University men's lacrosse team opened up their southern spring trip on Sunday afternoon with a 14-10 win at Birmingham Southern College.

GAME INFORMATION -
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 14, Birmingham Southern College 10
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-0; Birmingham Southern College 4-2
LOCATION: Birmingham, Alabama
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
Attack: Trevor McNamara
Attack: Gavin Hardersen
Attack: Joey Lucchesi
Midfield: Jameson Morrison
Midfield: Corey Segall
Midfield: Sam Hiss
Defense: Chad Ronk
Defense: Bryce Wallgard
Defense: Sean Arfsten
Goalie: Tyler Lombardi
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU led 2-0 early behind goals from Trevor McNamara and Gavin Hardersen.
- The Spartans would go on to take a 6-1 lead in the first and led 6-2 after one quarter.
- Each team scored twice in the second with Spartan JK Torres scoring with five seconds to play in the half and sent AU to intermission with an 8-4 advantage.
- A pair of early third period goals by McNamara and Joe Brandolino gave AU a 10-4 advantage.
- BSC would score three late third period tallies to pull the score to 10-7 after three.
- AU added four goals in the first part of the fourth and led handily at 14-7.
- Despite three late BSC goals, AU won easily 14-10.

FOR THE SPARTANS
- Trevor McNamara had three goals and one assist.
- Ben Arends had five assists.
- JK Torres had three goals.
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Ben Arends (5) and Trevor McNamara (4)
Goals: Trevor McNamara and JK Torres (3)
Assists: Ben Arends (5)
Ground balls: Chad Ronk (5)
Face offs: Corey Segall (14-of-23)
Saves: Tyler Lombardi (9)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Tuesday, March 6 when they travel to Berry College. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. (est) in Mt. Berry, Georgia.