LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's lacrosse team bounced back from consecutive overtime losses with a one-goal decision over Illinois Tech.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 11, Illinois Tech 10
THE DETAILS
• Illinois Tech scored the first goal of the game at the 11:30 mark of the first
• Will Robinson evened the game with his 48th goal of the year with 6:45 to go in the opening 15 minutes
• Just over two minutes later
Colin Domek tallied his 48th to put Benedictine ahead
• Illinois Tech was able to tie the game but Benedictine closed the first with consecutive goals
• The visitors came back to tie the game at 5-5 before Benedictine began to pull away
• Domek scored a man-up goal and Benedictine held a 7-5 halftime lead
• The lead extended to 10-5 late in the third
• Illinois Tech scored three straight but a
Ben Zimmerman goal proved to be the difference as Benedictine held off the visitors in the final minutes
STAT LEADERS
• Both teams put 25 shots on goal while Benedictine totaled 34 in the contest
• Both teams collected 29 groundballs
• Robinson and Domek both scored three times while adding a pair of assists
• Adam Craig won eight faceoffs
• James Ford picked up five groundballs while Zimmerman reeled in four
UP NEXT
Benedictine (9-6, 5-2 NACC) will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday at 11:30am prior to the 1pm contest against Marian
