The Aurora University men's lacrosse team hosted the Hornets of Kalamazoo College on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Spartan Athletic Park. The Spartans were victorious 17-9 and recognized their seven seniors in a pregame ceremony.


GAME SCORE: Aurora University 17, Kalamazoo College 9
LOCATION: Spartan Athletic Park - Montgomery, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-2 overall ; Kalamazoo College 2-4 overall


    - The Hornets got on the board first, scoring 2:05 into the game.
    - AU was quick to answer when Jimmy Gorecki scored to tie the game 1-1.
    - Less than a minute later, Kalamazoo broke the tie. 
    - The Spartans added two goals back to back to take a 3-2 lead. Ben Strub scored first and Zach Bernstein followed with an assist by Eli Pangborn.
    - The Hornets added one to tie the game 3-3 going into the second quarter.
    - In the second, Kalamazoo scored the first two goals to take a 5-3 lead.
    - The Spartans dominated the remainder of the quarter scoring six goals led by Jimmy Gorecki (2) and Zach Bernstein (2).
    - Going into halftime the Spartans led 9-5.
    - AU came out to start the third quarter with four goals, two coming from Zach Bernstein.
    - Late in the third, Kalamazoo scored two to break their long scoreless drought.
    - Both the Spartans and Hornets scored one in the final minutes of the third and AU led 14-8.
    - In the fourth, AU added three goals while Kalamazoo added one.
    - The Spartans were victorious 17-9.


Points: Zach Bernstein (7), Jimmy Gorecki and Ben Strub (3)
Goals: Zach Bernstein (7) Jimmy Gorecko and Ben Strub (3)
Assists: Six Spartans (1)
Ground balls: Luke Hill (9) and Connor Hoeft (6)
Caused Turnovers: Connor Hoeft (3)
Saves: Phillip Gianelle (10)


Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Wednesday, March 23 when they host Hope College. Game time is set for 5:00 p.m. at Spartan Athletic Park. Read Full Article