RIVER FOREST, IL - The Benedictine University men's lacrosse team showed no signs of a quick turnaround, scoring a second win in less than 24 hours by taking down Concordia Chicago on the road in conference action.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 21, Concordia Chicago 7
THE DETAILS
• Benedictine scored the first three goals of the game as three different players struck
• Mike Cislak opened the scoring just over a minute into the game
• Leading just 4-1 after the first quarter and holding a 4-2 lead four minutes into the second, Benedictine exploded with nine unanswered goals to lead 13-2 at halftime
• Six different players scored during the nine-goal stint
• Thomas Tillett opened the run at the 10:33 mark with an unassisted tally
• Four of the goals came in the final two minutes of the half with
Matt Moreland and
Quinn Schumaker scoring just 13 seconds apart while
Anthony Leahy and Tillett netted goals just 27 seconds apart
• Nic Perkins opened a run of four consecutive goals late in the third
• Benedictine led 21-5 less than five minutes into the final quarter
STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine posted 47 shots and picked up 56 groundballs
• Tillett scored four times and added six assists to collect another double-digit point game
• The sophomore sits 10th nationally in points
• Moreland scored three times
• 12 individuals scored in the contest
• Schumaker and
Caige Beuerlein both picked up six groundballs
• Benedictine owns the top scoring offense in the conference and the third best in the nation, scoring over 20 goals on seven occasions
• The team also ranks second nationally in groundballs per game
UP NEXT
Benedictine (10-4, 8-2 MLC) will end the season at home on Saturday against Monmouth.