CHICAGO, IL - The Benedictine University men's lacrosse team all but secured a conference championship with an eighth consecutive win at Illinois Tech.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 10, Illinois Tech 6

THE DETAILS
- Scott Ransom scored the first goal of the game at the 10:20 mark of the first quarter
- Illinois Tech tied the score less than two minutes later
- Thomas Tillett scored a man-up goal to open a strong of three consecutive goals as Benedictine led 4-1
- The hosts pulled within 4-3 late in the second, but two goals in 20 seconds from Ransom and Joe Spahn put Benedictine ahead 6-3 at the half
- The tempo of the game continued to be played slow and Illinois Tech crept to withing 7-6 but Benedictine scored the final three goals to grab the win

STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine put 25 shots on goal and picked up 29 groundballs
- Ransom scored five goals and added three assists
- Tillett finished with three points, notching a goal and two assists
- Mateo Salceda won 16 faceoffs and picked up 12 groundballs
- Evan Kilbane recorded 15 saves in goal

UP NEXT
Benedictine (10-2, 5-0 NACC) hosts Edgewood in the regular season finale on Saturday.