LISLE, IL - Scott Ransom scored with under 30 seconds to go, lifting the Benedictine University men's lacrosse team to the NACC Championship match by bettering Concordia Wisconsin at home.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 12, Concordia Wisconsin 11

THE DETAILS
• A tight contest throughout, Benedictine scored the first two goals of the game with Joe Spahn and Will Robinson scoring just moments apart
• Concordia Wisconsin was able to tie the game but Robinson struck in the final moments of the opening quarter to put Benedictine ahead 3-2
• Consecutive goals from Spahn put Benedictine ahead 5-2
• Concordia Wisconsin came back to tie the game at halftime and struck first in the third to lead 6-5
• The contest was back-and-forth the rest of the way
• Concordia Wisconsin built a 9-7 lead but Colin Domek and Ben Zimmerman scored to even the score
• Benedictine led 11-10 midway through the fourth on a pair of goals from Thomas Tillett before the visitors tied the game with under four minutes left
• James McDonald made a key save to set up Benedictine for the finish
• Following a timeout Ransom scored the winner in the closing minutes

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine put together 41 shots and picked up 26 groundballs
• Both teams won 13 faceoffs
• Robinson and Spahn both scored three goals
• Tillett and Domek both logged two goals and two assists
• McDonald stopped 12 shots in net
• Adam Craig won 11 faceoffs and picked up five groundballs

UP NEXT
Benedictine (11-6) plays at Aurora on Saturday for the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.