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Aurora Men’s Lacrosse at Benedictine
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10
Aurora AU 14-6, 8-0 NACC
14
Winner Ill. Wesleyan IWU 14-3, 5-0 CCIW
Aurora AU
14-6, 8-0 NACC
10
Final
14
Ill. Wesleyan IWU
14-3, 5-0 CCIW
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Aurora AU 1 4 0 5 10
Ill. Wesleyan IWU 3 2 7 2 14

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Spartans fall in first-round of NCAA Tournament

The Aurora University men's lacrosse team saw the 2024 season come to an end in the first-round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Wednesday afternoon as they fell to Illinois Wesleyan University 14-10. The match-up between the two program's was the third in the last 12 months and second straight NCAA Tournament contest for the teams.

The Basics
FINAL SCORE: Illinois Wesleyan University 14, Aurora University 10
RECORDS: Aurora University 14-6 overall
LOCATION: Bloomington, Illinois : Tucci Stadium
 
How it happened
- The Spartans fell behind 2-0 in the first quarter before Owen Spencer got on the scoreboard with an assist from Tyler Foerstel.
- AU would trail 3-1 after the first 15 minutes of action.
- Following an early IWU goal, the Spartans ran off a 3-0 run to tie the game 4-4.
- Ben Strub, Reilan Pura and Brody MacDonald scored in the AU run.
- With just over two minutes left in the first-half, Chris Buci scored to tie the game up 5-5.
- The teams would head to halftime tied at 5.
- In the third quarter, AU was out-scored 7-0 and trailed 12-5 after 45 minutes of action.
- The resilient Spartans came out firing in the fourth and executed a 5-0 run to get back into the contest.
- Spencer got the scoring started and was followed by goals from Mikail Byun, two from MacDonald and and one from Bucci.
- With 2:44 remaining in the game, the Spartans had the host Titans on their heals.
- IWU would lock down the final minutes though, winning the final couple face-offs and adding a pair of goals for the 14-10 final.
- The Spartans conclude the 2024 season as NACC regular season and conference tournament champions.

Spartan Leaders
Points: Tyler Foerstel (5), Brody MacDonald and Owen Spencer (3)
Goals: Brody MacDonald (3), Owen Spencer and Chris Bucci (2)
Assists: Tyler Foerstel (5)
Ground Balls: Asher Deputy (7) and Ian Funk (5)
Caused Turnovers: Austin Spoklie (3) 
Face-Offs: Ian Funk (10-of-27)
Saves: Asher Deputy (13) 
 
Up Next
The 2024 season comes to a conclusion for the Spartans with a 14-6 overall record and Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference regular season and conference tournament championships.
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