The Aurora University men's lacrosse team traveled north to Marian University to open the 2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference schedule on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans dominated action, defeating the Sabres 23-6.


GAME SCORE: Aurora University 23, Marian University 6
RECORDS: Aurora University 5-5 overall and 1-0 NACC ; Marian University 1-4 overall and 0-1 NACC
LOCATION: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin


- The Spartans trailed 1-0 but responded with six straight goals.
- Tyler Foerstel scored twice in 41 seconds with Mikail Byun scoring twice including on the man-up.
- After one quarter, AU led 6-2.
- The Spartans dominated the second quarter, out-scoring Marian 8-0 to lead 14-2 going to halftime.
- AU continued to dominate in all facets of the game in the second-half, out-scoring Marian 4-2 in the third and 5-2 in the fourth.
- When the scoring concluded, 16 different Spartans scored a goal with 19 collecting a point in the win.
- The Spartans won the first NACC contest of the season 23-6.


Points: Rielan Pura (7) 
Goals: Seven Spartans (2)
Assists: Rielan Pura (5)
Ground balls: Brody MacDonald (7)
Caused Turnovers: Ethan Dohm (2)
Saves: Asher Deputy (3), Matthew Dryer and Sam Leavy (2)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, April 6 when they host Concordia University Wisconsin. Opening face-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.