The Aurora University Spartan men's lacrosse team hosted a doubleheader day of lacrosse action on Sunday, April 15 at Spartan Athletic Park. AU used a nine goal first quarter to defeat Whittier College in game one 15-7 before coming from behind in game two to defeat Milwaukee School of Engineering 11-7.

GAME INFORMATION – Sunday, April 15
Game One - Boxscore | Game Two - Boxscore
Game One Score: Aurora University 15, Whittier College 7
Game Two Score: Aurora University 11, Milwaukee School of Engineering 7
Records: Aurora University (14-1, 7-0 MLC)
Location: Spartan Athletic Park - Montgomery, Illinois

GAME ONE -
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Spartans jumped out to a commanding 9-0 lead in the first quarter.
- Joey Lucchesi scored five times in the first quarter and the Spartans tallied three man-up goals.
- After three goalie changes for Whittier, the Spartans slowed down the offensive pace in the second quarter but led 11-3 going to halftime.
- In the third quarter the Spartans scored four unanswered tallies to lead 15-3. JK Torres had a pair with Trevor McNamara and Joe Brandolino scoring.
- Whittier scored four times in the fourth quarter but the game was well in hand and the Spartans won 15-7.
STAT LEADERS
- Joey Lucchesi had five goals and one assist.
- JK Torres had three goals and three assists.
- Gavin Hardersen had one goal and two assists.
- Tyler Lombardi had 12 saves for the win.
- Corey Segall was 20-of-22 in face-offs and collected 13 ground balls.

GAME TWO -
HOT IT HAPPENED
- AU grabbed a 1-0 lead 1:15 into the opening quarter with Nick Glaser scoring on a JK Torres assist,
- Later in the first, Torres scored unassisted to tie the game 2-2.
- AU would trail 3-2 after one quarter.
- Midway through the second quarter and down 4-2, Spartan Joey Lucchesi scored on an assist from Torres.
- The teams went into halftime with AU trailing MSOE 4-3.
- 2:25 into the third quarter, Torres scored to tie the game at 4-4. The goal began a 4-0 AU run.
- At the end of the Spartan scoring run by Torres (two), Glaser and Ben Arends, AU led 7-4.
- After three quarters, AU led 7-6.
- Early in the fourth, the Spartans expanded their lead to 10-6 with goals from Gavin Hardersen, Trevor McNamara and Joe Ebel.
- Both teams scored once in the fourth quarter as the Spartans were victorious 11-7.
STAT LEADERS
- JK Torres had three goals and two assists.
- Nick Glaser had two goals and one assist.
- Tyler Lombardi had 12 saves for his 14th win of the year.
- Corey Segall was 17-of-21 in face-offs.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS - DOUBLEHEADER DAY
Points: JK Torres (11) and Joey Lucchesi (8)
Goals: Joey Lucchesi (8) and JK Torres (6)
Assists: JK Torres (5)
Ground balls: Corey Segall (22)
Face offs: Corey Segall (37-of-43)
Caused Turnovers: Bryce Wallgard (7)
Saves: Tyler Lombardi (24)

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, April 21 when they travel to take on Wittenberg University. Game time is set for 12:30 p.m. at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana.