LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's lacrosse team opened the conference schedule by powering past visiting Marian University on Wednesday afternoon.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 15, Marian 4

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine left no doubt early, scoring the first eight goals of the game including three in the first five minutes
• Scott Ransom opened the scoring with an unassisted tally at the 13:19 mark
• Five different individuals scored to open the contest with Anthony Leahy netting the final tally at the 10:48 mark of the second quarter
• After Marian scored, Benedictine ended the half with four consecutive goals to take a 12-1 lead
• Joe Spahn scored to open the second half, but the pace slowed down as Benedictine eased to the victory

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine held a 45-27 edge in shots with 29 on goal while both teams picked up 45 groundballs
• Benedictine scored five times in man-up situations
• Mike Cislak scored five goals and added an assist
• Leahy netted three goals to go with two assists as Benedictine assisted on eight of the goals
• All three goalies appeared in the contest with Evan Kilbane tallying 15 saves in three quarters of action

UP NEXT
Benedictine (2-2, 1-0 MLC) is scheduled to travel to the University of Dubuque on Saturday afternoon.