The Aurora University men's lacrosse team locked down on defense in the final three quarters and ran away to a 13-5 victory over the Augustana College Vikings on Wednesday night at the Spartan Athletic Park.

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 13, Augustana College 5
RECORDS: Aurora University 4-0 and 2-0 MLC; Augustana College 2-5
LOCATION: Montgomery, Illinois - Spartan Athletic Park
 
SPARTAN STARTING LINE UP:
Attack: Josh Boyko
Attack: Harrison Canaday
Attack: Brayden Toll
Midfield: Ryan Griffin
Midfield: Josh Favorite
Midfield: Jameson Morrison
Defense: Jayden Silva
Defense: Bryce Wallgard
Defense: Sean Arfsten
Goalie: Phillip Gianelle
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AU trailed 3-1 midway through the first quarter.
- Over a span of 1:37, AU took a 4-3 lead with a goal from Kellen Moczysnki (Jameson Morrison assist) and two from Josh Boyko (Moczynski assist).
- Augustana tied the game at 4-4 just before the quarter ended.
- Moczynski opened the second quarter scoring 1:05 in with an assist from Nic Kruzlic.
- After Augustana scored a man-up goal 33 seconds later the AU defense buckled down.
- As the Spartan defense did not allow Augustana much room and no goals over the final 43:22 of the game, the offense took advantage.
- Moczynski scored his third of the night with 12:09 on the clock. The eventual game winning goal came from a Kruzlic pass.
- AU added two more goals in the quarter from Jameson Morrison and Harrison Canaday to take an 8-5 lead into halftime.
- The Spartans scored three times in the third quarter and twice in the fourth for the 13-5 score.
- The big story was the defense though as they forced Augustana to many shots from well outside the desired scoring area and also caused 12 second-half turnovers, nine coming in the fourth quarter.
- AU remained unbeaten on the season with the 13-5 win.

FOR THE SPARTANS
- The AU defensive unit and goalie Phillip Gianelle allowed one goal over the final three quarters, none in the second-half.
- Jameson Morrison had two goals and three assists.
- Josh Boyko had three goals and one assist.
- Kellen Moczynski had three goals and one assist.
 
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Jameson Morrison (5), Josh Boyko and Kellen Moczynski (4)
Goals: Josh Boyko, Kellen Moczynski and Harrison Canaday (3)
Assists: Jameson Morrison and Nic Kruzlic (3)
Ground balls: Phillip Gianelle (6)
Caused Turnovers: Bryce Wallgard (5) and Sean Arfsten (4)
Face offs: Ryan Griffin (11-18) and Dominic Diaz (2-3)
Saves: Phillip Gianelle (9)
 
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