The Benedictine University men's lacrosse team wrapped the home schedule by coming from behind to topple visiting Lawrence on Saturday afternoon.
FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 8, Lawrence 5
THE DETAILS
- The contest was low scoring throughout as both squads played strong defensively
- The first quarter featured just one goal, a Lawrence tally three minutes into the game
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AJ Smerz tied the game at virtually the same mark of the second quarter
- Trailing 2-1, Benedictine scored four consecutive goals to grab a 5-2 lead
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Luke Grant tied the game and put Benedictine ahead late in the second quarter
- Three unanswered goals in the fourth gave Benedictine enough distance for the victory
STAT LEADERS
- Benedictine finished with 38 shots, 23 on goal
- Benedictine won 15 faceoffs and scooped 31 groundballs
- Grant led the way with two goals and two assists
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Moussa Diallo and
Ben Sochaki also scored twice
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Owen Johnson finished a solid week in net with 11 saves
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Jack Whalon was 11-of-12 in the faceoff circle with seven groundballs
UP NEXT
Benedictine (11-4, 7-3 NACC) plays at Aurora on Wednesday to conclude the regular season
