The Aurora University men's lacrosse team hosted Milwaukee School of Engineering Saturday afternoon. The Spartans beat the Raiders 19-8.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 19, Milwaukee School of Engineering 8
RECORDS: Aurora University 10-5 overall and 6-1 NACC
LOCATION: Montgomery, Illinois : Spartan Athletic Park
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Joseph Dey started the scoring for the afternoon with a goal two minutes into the game.
- Spartans Brody Macdonald and
Nick Stehr would add two more before MSOE would score their first of the game.
- Another pair of goals this time from
Zach Bernstein and
Harrison Canaday would put the Spartans up 5-1.
- MSOE scored their second of the game to cut the lead to three.
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Andrew Bittner scored the final goal of the 4th quarter. 6-2 Spartans.
- Dey and Stehr scored back-to-back goals five minutes into the second quarter.
- Just under 7 minutes in the half MSOE scored to make the score 8-3.
- Dey and
Luke Hill would score to give the Spartans a 10-3 lead going into half.
- The Raider came out to start the half on a 3-0 run.
- Dey and B. Macdonald would stop that run with each of them scoring a goal.
- MSOE would find the back of the net again to cut the lead to 12-7.
- Canaday and
Jimmy Gorecki would score the final two goals of the third quarter.
- The Spartans scored the first four of the final quarter of regulation with goals coming from B. Macdonald, Stehr, Dey, and Harrison.
- The Raiders and Spartans would trade goals to end the game with Stehr scoring the final goal.
- Spartans win 19-8.
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Joseph Dey (7)
Goals:
Joseph Dey (5)
Assists:
Brody MacDonald and
Joseph Dey (2)
Ground balls: Dominic Diaz (15)
Caused Turnovers: Connor Hoeft,
Kyle Bosshart, and
Jayden Silva (2)
Saves:
Phillip Gianelle (12)
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Tuesday, April 27 when they host Milwaukee School of Engineering in the first round of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. and will be held at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.