The Benedictine University men's lacrosse team suffered their first loss of the season, falling at Illinois Wesleyan on Thursday night.
FINAL SCORE
Illinois Wesleyan 15, Benedictine 3
THE DETAILS
-Â Illinois Wesleyan scored the first three goals of the contest
-Â Playing on the road for the first time this season
Dylan Langley scored unassisted with 4:06 left in the opening quarter to put Benedictine on the board
-Â The hosts responded with six straight to open the second quarter
-Â Aiden Elliott and
Moussa Diallo scored back-to-back tallies before the end of the half to bring Benedictine within 9-3
-Â Benedictine did not score in the second half as Illinois Wesleyan pulled away
STAT LEADERS
-Â Benedictine posted 26 shots in the loss while picking up 34 groundballs
-Â Benedictine did not convert on four man-up opportunities
-Â Luke Grant logged five shots with
Dylan Skura adding four
-Â Jack Whalon won six faceoffs and scooped six groundballs
-Â Owen Johnson made six saves in foal and
Jack Persson added 11Â
UP NEXT
Benedictine (3-1) travels to Hanover on Tuesday