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Scoring
- liam brown ( 3 , 2 )
- tanner whipps ( 3 , 0 )
- sam thompson ( 1 , 1 )
- Brett Laffey ( 1 , 0 )
- jerred willhelm ( 1 , 0 )
- caleb foster ( 1 , 0 )
- kyle krueger ( 0 , 1 )
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Scoring
- joseph dey ( 3 , 5 )
- jimmy gorecki ( 4 , 1 )
- harrison canaday ( 3 , 1 )
- mikail byun ( 2 , 1 )
- dominic diaz ( 1 , 0 )
- zach bernstein ( 0 , 1 )
- brody macdonald ( 0 , 1 )
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Shots
- liam brown 7
- tanner whipps 8
- sam thompson 2
- jerred willhelm 1
- caleb foster 1
- kyle krueger 3
- erik nelson 1
- ethan marasco 2
- max jenney 2
- kyle hedblom 1
- jacob boynewicz 1
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Shots
- joseph dey 5
- jimmy gorecki 10
- harrison canaday 10
- mikail byun 5
- dominic diaz 2
- zach bernstein 2
- brody macdonald 5
- connor hoeft 2
- nick stehr 2
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Ground Balls
- sam thompson 3
- jerred willhelm 6
- caleb foster 1
- sean finneran 2
- caleb nolen 1
- bennett harris 3
- sam borup 1
- jacob boynewicz 2
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Ground Balls
- jimmy gorecki 1
- harrison canaday 1
- dominic diaz 9
- zach bernstein 2
- brody macdonald 2
- jayden silva 4
- phillip gianelle 1
- connor hoeft 5
- kyle bosshart 2
- ethan dosen 4
- justin gayken 2
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Turnovers
- tanner whipps 4
- sam thompson 2
- jerred willhelm 1
- caleb foster 1
- kyle krueger 1
- bennett harris 3
- erik nelson 2
- ethan marasco 1
- jacob boynewicz 2
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Turnovers
- joseph dey 3
- harrison canaday 2
- mikail byun 2
- zach bernstein 1
- brody macdonald 2
- jayden silva 2
- nick stehr 1
- ethan dosen 1
- justin gayken 2
- dylan macdonald 1
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Caused Turnovers
- sam thompson 1
- caleb nolen 1
- bennett harris 1
- jacob boynewicz 1
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Caused Turnovers
- zach bernstein 1
- jayden silva 1
- connor hoeft 5
- ethan dosen 2
- justin gayken 1
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Faceoffs Won
- jerred willhelm 10
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Faceoffs Won
- dominic diaz 15
- kyle bosshart 1
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Faceoffs Taken
- jerred willhelm 26
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Faceoffs Taken
- dominic diaz 26
- kyle bosshart 1
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Saves
- sean finneran 19 ( 0.59 )
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Saves
- phillip gianelle 11 ( 0.52 )
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Current Records
- milwaukee engineering 5 - 10
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Current Records
- aurora 5 - 10
The Aurora University men's lacrosse team hosted Milwaukee School of Engineering Tuesday night for the first round of the NACC Tournament. The Spartans defeated the Raiders 13-10 to advance to the NACC Tournament Final.
GAME INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 13, Milwaukee School of Engineering 10
RECORDS: Aurora University 11-5
LOCATION: Montgomery, Illinois : Spartan Athletic Park
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both teams struggled to score in the first quarter with the lone goal coming from Spartan Harrison Canaday midway through the quarter.
- AU goalie and reigning NACC player of the week Phillip Gianelle was stellar in goal in the opening frame.
- The Raiders scored early in the second quarter to tie the game at 1-1.
- Spartans Jimmy Gorecki and Dominic Diaz scored back-to-back goals for AU, separated by just seven seconds.
- The Raiders would score three unanswered goals to end the half and take the lead 4-3.
- Joseph Dey tied the game 4-4 to start the second half.
- Canaday and Dey would each score another before Spartan Mikail Byun joined in on the scoring to put AU up 7-4.
- MSOE would score a goal with seven minutes remaining, but Dey would quickly answer with one of his own.
- MSOE would score two goals before the end of the quarter, but each one was followed up by a Spartan goal from Gorecki.
- The Spartans would take a 10-7 lead into the final quarter.
- The Raiders scored the first goal in the 4th, but Byun would find the back of the net again for the Spartans.
- Just like the 3rd, MSOE scored two goals only to have Spartans Canaday and Gorecki extend the Spartan lead.
- Spartans win 13-10.
SPARTAN TEAM LEADERS
Points: Joseph Dey (6)
Goals: Jimmy Gorecki (4)
Assists: Joseph Dey (3)
Ground balls: Dominic Diaz (9)
Caused Turnovers: Connor Hoeft (5)
Saves: Phillip Gianelle (11)
UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's lacrosse team comes on Saturday, May 1 when they travel to Benedictine University for the NACC Tournament Final. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. in Lisle, Illinois.