The Aurora University men's lacrosse team traveled to the University of Dubuque on Wednesday afternoon, beginning a three-game road trip for AU as they continue conference play rolling into April. Backed by a hat-trick each from Owen Spencer and Griffin Joas, AU knocked off Dubuque by a score of 12-6.
 

GAME SCORE: Aurora University 12, University of Dubuque 6
RECORDS: Aurora University 5-5 overall and 5-0 NACC; University of Dubuque 4-6 overall and 3-2 NACC
LOCATION: Oyen Field - Dubuque, Iowa


- Owen Spencer didn't waste any time giving AU an early 1-0 lead off an assist from Conor Bolton at 14:30 in the first.
- Dubuque tied the score at one at 11:55 in the first, before Griffin Joas re-gave AU their one goal lead with a score at 7:59.
- Three-straight unassisted goals for AU to close out the opening frame gave them a 5-1 lead going into the second quarter.
- Ben Strub and Spencer each scored for AU in that stretch in the first, while Travis Weischadle found Tyler Foerstel for another AU score.
- That lead stretched to 6-1 early in the second for AU off another Spencer goal assisted by Bolton.
- At 7:08 in the second, Dubuque trimmed the AU lead to 6-2 with a goal.
- Back-to-back AU goals by way of Joas to close out the first-half extended AU's lead to 8-2.
- Bolton picked up another assist on the first Joas score, while it was Chris Bucci that found Joas for the second.
- AU secured a man-up going into the second-half and wasted no time finding the back of the net, as Bucci sniped one in at 14:51 in the third off an assist from Rielan Pura.
- Dubuque scored at 6:27 to trim their deficit to 9-3 in the third.
- Another man-up goal for AU at 7:55 in the fourth from Strub gave them a 10-3 lead, before Dubuque score just over a minute later to make it 10-4.
- Back-to-back goals from Bucci and Owen Meyer helped give AU a 12-4 lead late in the fourth,
- Despite two goals from Dubuque in that remaining 1:23, AU took a 12-6 victory.
- Asher Deputy finished with 10 saves in-goal for AU despite those two late goals for Dubuque.


Points: Conor Bolton, Chris Bucci, Owen Spencer and Griffin Joas (3)
Goals: Owen Spencer and Griffin Joas (3)
Assists: Conor Bolton (3)
Ground balls: Eli Etzler and Noah Kosmicki (4)
Caused Turnovers: Dean Romaker (2)
Saves: Asher Deputy (10)


Next scheduled action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, April 5 when they travel to Edgewood College. Opening face-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in Madison, Wisconsin.