MSOE lacrosse was back at home for the first time since March 17th and coming off their first win of the year three days ago against Marian. Their opponent was Illinois Tech, a team they had never played against in program history. The Red & White will probably want to play them more often based on their seven goal win this afternoon at Viets Field. RESULT Illinois Tech – 3 MSOE RAIDERS – 10 HOW IT HAPPENED This one had the blueprint of a back-and-forth affair until the MSOE (2-6, 2-0 NACC) defense stepped up and took over. Illinois Tech (0-3, 0-3 NACC) scored the games first goal just 31 seconds after the opening faceoff, but the Raiders responded quickly. Tanner Whipps once again started the scoring for the Raiders, a tally that was followed up by goals from Sam Thompson and Whipps again. The Scarlet Hawks got within one at the end of the first but were only able to score once in the second. The Red & White took a 5-3 lead into halftime and they would go on to increase the IIT deficit. MSOE scored five unanswered goals in the second half to move to a perfect 2-0 in NACC play with a 10-3 win on Saturday afternoon. MSOE STAT TRACKER Goals – Tanner Whipps (4) Assists – Sam Thompson (2) Shots – Tanner Whipps (15) Ground Balls – Tanner Whipps & Jerred Willhelm (6) Caused Turnovers – Jacob Boynewicz (4) Saves – Sean Finneran (5) WHO'S ON DECK The Raiders will have a week off before they take on Benedictine next Saturday in Lisle, Ill. Game time is set for 1:00 pm. For up-to-the-minute MSOE Raiders news, visit us at www.go-raiders.com. You can also follow the Red & White on Twitter @MSOE_Raiders and @msoe_raiders on Instagram.