LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University women's lacrosse team mounted a furious second half comeback, but was outrun in a conference loss to Illinois Tech.

FINAL SCORE
Illinois Tech 18, Benedictine 11

THE DETAILS
• The contest was played in cold, wet and windy conditions
• Despite the conditions, Becca Gullett scored off the opening draw on a feed from Jasmine Moreno
• The lead would be the only lead of the game for Benedictine
• The visitors responded by scoring three consecutive goals
• Gullett broke up the run at the 23:26 mark before Illinois Tech netted four more goals, opening a 7-2 lead
• Illinois Tech held a 14-6 advantage at halftime
• Benedictine scored five consecutive goals to open the second half
• Gullett opened the run at the 26:11 marker
• Back-to-back goals from Lexie Orr brought Benedictine within 14-11 halfway through the second
• Illinois Tech scored the final four goals to thwart the rally and secure the conference win

STAT LEADERS
• Illinois tech held a 34-19 lead, a 16-11 edge in draw controls and an 18-13 advantage in groundballs
• Gullett scored six times on nine shots while adding five draw controls
• Orr and Madison Horan each scored twice with Orr notching four groundballs and three draw controls
• Hannah Smith recorded six saves in net while racking up three groundballs

UP NEXT
Benedictine (5-6, 2-4 MWLC) is off for a week before trekking to Aurora