Nashville, Tenn. - Opening on their 2024 season campaign on the road, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's lacrosse team took on the LaGrange College Panthers in non-conference action. The neutral site contest saw the Hawks (1-0) come away with a 10-9 victory over the Panthers (2-2) after recording at least two goals in each quarter. Four different Hawks recorded two goals each. 

First Quarter (Illinois Tech 3 - LaGrange 2)

• Wasting absolutely no time, the Panthers Luke Young scored just six seconds into the contest.

• Then, just 38 seconds later, the Panthers went up 2-0 with a goal by Klein Woods.

• Diego Sosa scored the Hawks first goal of the game off a Ty Dwyer assist at the 9:33 mark. At 6:24, Reed Tangeman tied the contest at 2-2 with his first goal of the game. 

• Jackson Brass recorded the final goal of the quarter with 2:20 remaining, giving the Hawks a 3-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. 

Second Quarter (Illinois Tech 3 - LaGrange 0)

• During the second quarter of action, the Hawks held the Panthers scoreless while finding the back of the net three times. 

• Henry Rankin tallied his lone goal at the 9:56 mark.

• At 5:26, Sosa scored his second goal, giving the Hawks a 5-2 lead. 

• 39 seconds later, Jonathan Vitale joined in on the Hawks scoring with the second quarter's final goal. Alexander Stokrp was awarded the assist on the goal. 

• At halftime, the Hawks led the Panthers 6-2.

Third Quarter (Illinois Tech 2 - LaGrange 1)

• Brass found the back of the net for the second time at the 11:43 mark in the third quarter, giving the Hawks a 5-goal, 7-2 lead.

• The Panthers got back on the scoreboard during the third quarter with a goal by Ryan Comeau off an Andrew Brown assist at 10:34.

• 30 seconds later, the Hawks immediately answered with a goal of their own. Stokrp recorded the goal for the Hawks

• No more goals were recorded during the remaining 10 minutes of action, giving the Hawks a 8-3 lead at the end of the third quarter. 

Fourth Quarter (Illinois Tech 2 - LaGrange 6)

• The Panthers went on a goal scoring streak during the fourth quarter to tie the Hawks. Their first goal of the quarter came at 12:11 from Woods, his second of the game. 

• Comeau then scored his second of the game at 9:19, making the score 8-5 in favor of the Hawks. 

• At 7:13, Brown joined in on the goal scoring. 

• Woods then brought the Panthers within one at 6:46. 

• Just over a minute later, Woods tied the contest at 8-8 with his fourth goal of the game. 

• Vitale finally broke the Panthers goal scoring streak with a goal at 4:24 for the Hawks, putting them back ahead. 

• With 3:34 remaining in the game, the Panthers once again tied the game as Brown found the back of the net for the second time. 

• At the 2:12 mark, Tangeman scored the game winning goal for the Hawks unassisted.

• Neither side was able to get another shot off before the final horn went off, giving the Hawks the 10-9 victory. 

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Reed Tangeman - 2 goals, 3 shots, 3 shots on goal, 1 ground ball

• Jonathan Vitale - 2 goals, 4 shots, 3 shots on goal, 1 ground ball

• Jackson Brass - 2 goals, 9 shots, 7 shots on goal, 2 ground balls,1 caused turnover

• Diego Sosa - 2 goals, 6 shots, 3 shots on goal, 2 ground balls

• Alexander Stokrp - 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, 1 shot on goal, 3 ground balls

• Henry Rankin - 1 goal, 1 shot, 1 shot on goal, 5 ground balls, 6 caused turnovers

• Ty Dwyer - 1 assist, 5 shots, 4 shots on goal, 1 ground ball

• Kyle Johnson - 60 minutes in goal, 15 saves

Panthers Standouts

• Klein Woods - 4 goals, 10 shots, 6 shots on goal, 4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover

• Ryan Comeau - 2 goals, 9 shots, 6 shots on goal

• Andrew Brown - 2 goals, 1 assist, 6 shots, 3 shots on goal, 3 ground balls

• Luke Young - 1 goal, 11 shots, 5 shots on goal, 1 ground ball

• Lucas Wbb - 30 minutes in goal, 9 saves

• Jonathan Castro - 30 minutes in goal, 6 saves

Inside the Box Score

• The Panthers out-shot the Hawks 53-37

• Both teams finished the game with 15 saves

• The Hawks were 23-of-25 in clears while the Panthers were 26-of-29

• In ground balls, the Hawks led 31-22 

• LaGrange edged Illinois Tech in face-offs 12-11 

• Both sides were unsuccessful in extra man opportunities

Up Next

The Hawks turn around and will be back in action tomorrow, Sunday, February 18, as they take on the Piedmont University Lions in non-conference action. The game will begin at 11:00 AM.