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Men's Lacrosse - MLC Tournament Preview

The Aurora University men's lacrosse team will enter the Midwest Conference Lacrosse Conference tournament for the eighth straight season. The Spartans finished the 2018 regular season with a 17-1 overall record and a 9-0 MLC record, while winning the programs sixth consecutive MLC title. The Spartans will host Beloit College on Wednesday, May 2 at 4:00 p.m.

Match-up -
  • -The Spartans will take on Beloit College in the opening round of the conference tournament. AU defeated Beloit in the regular season finale 20-6.

All-Time MLC Championship History –
  • - AU has won the last five MLC Tournaments, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
  • - The Spartans defeated Concordia University Wisconsin in 2017, 14-6 to win the MLC Tournament
  • - Only two schools have won the MLC Tournament since 2011, Adrian College (2011, 2012) and AU.
  • - Three teams in the 2018 field are repeat guests with No. 3 seed Benedictine an appearance after a year missing the tourney.

About the Spartans –
  • - AU is 11-2 all-time in the MLC tournament.
  • - The Spartans are the top seed in the MLC tournament for the fifth time.
  • - Senior Joey Lucchesi leads the Spartans entering the tournament with 51 goals and 11 assists.
  • - Senior JK Torres comes into the tournament with 36 goals and 20 assists.
  • - Senior Trevor McNamara has 37 goals and 18 assists.
  • - Junior Corey Segall has been a dominate force in the face off circle going 242-340 with 132 ground balls.
  • - Junior Bryce Wallgard has forced 30 turnovers and picked up 32 ground balls.
  • - In the net for the Spartans, Tyler Lombardi holds a 17-1 record in the regular season with 135 saves.

About MLC Opponents –
  • - Concordia University Wisconsin comes in as the second seed in the MLC with an overall record of 12-5 and 8-1 MLC. CUW is 3-5 all-time in the MLC tournament.
  • - The third seed from Benedictine comes in with an 11-6 overall record and 7-2 in the MLC. BU is 0-3 all-time in the MLC tournament.
  • - Beloit College comes in with an 8-7 overall record and 6-3 in the MLC. 

Up Next for the Spartans –
  • - With a victory over Beloit, the Spartans would play in the 2018 MLC Tournament Championship on Saturday, May 5. Game time would be at 1:00 p.m. against the winner of the CUW-BENU contest at Spartan Athletic Park..

 
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