The Aurora University men's lacrosse team traveled to Concordia University Wisconsin Saturday afternoon and defeated the Falcon 10-8. The game marked the first Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference contest for AU.

GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 10, Concordia University Wisconsin 8
RECORDS: Aurora University 5-4 overall and 1-0 NACC
LOCATION: Mequon, Wisconsin

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The teams traded goals in the first two minutes with Zach Bernstein scoring for the Spartans.
- Spartan Jimmy Gorecki would score two goals within 20 seconds to give the Spartans a 3-1 lead.
- Harrison Canaday and Brody Macdonald would add two more before CUW scored to end the quarter. 5-2 Spartans.
- The Falcons would score the first two goals of the 2nd quarter.
- Gorecki would score his third of the game to stretch the lead to 6-4.
- CUW would score two quick goals to tie it up before half. 6-6.
- Canaday would score the first goal of the second half to retake the lead for the Spartans.
- CUW would score two and hold the Spartans scoreless the rest of quarter to take a one goal lead into the final quarter.
- With five minutes left in the game Gorecki would tie it up with his fourth goal of the game.
- Gorecki would add another pair with the final goal coming with 14 seconds left to secure an AU 10-8 victory.

SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Jimmy Gorecki (6)
Goals: Jimmy Gorecki (6)
Assists: Harrison Canaday and Joseph Dey (3)
Ground balls: Dominic Diaz (10)
Caused Turnovers: Kyle Bosshart and Jayden Silva (3)
Saves: Phillip Gianelle (12)
 
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Wednesday, April 7 when they travel to Illinois Institute of Technology. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois.