The Aurora University men's lacrosse team traveled to Lisle, Illinois to take on the longtime rivals from Benedictine University. After a weather delay minutes into the start of the game, the Spartans picked up where they started off, scoring and scoring a lot on their way to a 21-6 victory.


GAME SCORE: Aurora University 21, Benedictine University 6
RECORDS: Aurora University 10-4 overall and 5-0 NACC; Benedictine University 3-10 overall and 3-2 NACC
LOCATION: Lisle, Illinois 


- AU scored two quick goals, one each from Tyler Foerstel and Jimmy Gorecki and then mother-nature arrived and forced a long weather delay.
- When play finally resumed, the Spartans left off where they started and Carson Leader put AU up 3-0.
- After a BU goal, Brody MacDonald, Mikail Byun and Ben Strub scored for a 6-1 Spartan lead.
- The Spartans led 6-2 going to the second.
- Four second quarter goals with two from Owen Spencer and one each from Strub and Foerstel gave AU a 10-2 lead going to halftime.
- The lead was all Spartan netminder Phillip Gianelle and his defensive unit would need but the offense continued adding on in the second-half.
- Five AU goals in the third with two from MacDonald and one from long-stick midfielder Connor Hoeft put the Spartans up 15-3.
- AU out scored BU 6-3 in the fourth. 
- The Spartans celebrated in Lisle after a 21-6 win.


Points: Jimmy Gorecki (5), Rielan Pura and Brody MacDonald (4)
Goals: Jimmy Gorecki and Brody MacDonald (4)
Assists: Rielan Pura (4)
Ground balls: Connor Hoeft (8) and Eli Etzler (5)
Caused Turnovers: Ethan Dosen and Kyle Bosshart (3) 
Face-offs: Eli Etzler (14-of-26)
Saves: Phillip Gianelle (6)


Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, April 22 when they travel to Concordia University Wisconsin with opening draw set for 12:00 p.m. in Mequon, Wisconsin.