The Aurora University men's lacrosse team will enter the Midwest Conference Lacrosse Conference tournament for the ninth straight season. The Spartans finished the 2019 regular season with a 12-3 overall record and a 10-1 MLC record, finishing in second place. The Spartans will host Marian University on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m.

Match-up -

• -The Spartans will take on Marian University in the opening round of the conference tournament. AU defeated Marian in the regular season 14-7 in Fond du Lac..

All-Time MLC Championship History –

• - AU has won the last six MLC Tournaments, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
• - The Spartans defeated Concordia University Wisconsin in 2018, 16-3 to win the MLC Tournament
• - Only two schools have won the MLC Tournament since 2011, Adrian College (2011, 2012) and AU.

About the Spartans –

• - AU is 13-2 all-time in the MLC tournament.
• - The Spartans are the second seed in the MLC tournament.
• - Sophomore Josh Boyko enters the tournament with 65 goals, one shy of the single season record.
• - Junior Braden Toll has 35 assists with 29 goals..
• - Senior Bryce Wallgard has forced 63 turnovers and picked up 43 ground balls.
• - In the net for the Spartans, Phillip Gianelle holds a 12-3 record in the regular season with an NCAA leading 5.61 goals against average.

About MLC Opponents –

• - Concordia University Wisconsin comes in as the top seed in the MLC with an overall record of 13-3 and 11-0 MLC. CUW is 4-6 all-time in the MLC tournament.
• - The third seed from Marian comes in with a 12-4 overall record and 8-3 in the MLC. 
• - MSOE comes in as the four seed with a 7-8 overall record and 7-4 in the MLC. 

Up Next for the Spartans –

• - With a victory over Marian, the Spartans would play in the 2019 MLC Tournament Championship on Saturday, May 5. Game time would be determined based on the location against the winner of the CUW-MSOE contest..