Chicago, Ill. - The Illinois Tech men's lacrosse team knew they were taking on a scuffling Concordia Chicago team Wednesday evening at Stuart Field. But the Scarlet Hawks didn't take their foot off the gas pedal, as they overwhelmed the Cougars 10-1 in the first quarter en route to a 21-2 victory. The Hawks remained undefeated in NACC play at 5-0 and improved to 7-5 overall. The Cougars dropped to 0-10 overall and 0-6 in conference.

The Scarlet Hawks are tied with Aurora at 5-0 for first place in the NACC with three games remaining. Of the three games, the Hawks will face Aurora on Tuesday, April 23rd followed by their regular season finale with third-place Concordia Wisconsin on Saturday, April 27th.

Zane Handy, the Scarlet Hawks former goalkeeper, was the offensive hero of the game for Illinois Tech, scoring 3 goals and assisting on 2 others.

First Quarter (Illinois Tech 10 - CUC 1)
Just over two minutes into the first quarter, the Scarlet Hawks and Cougars were even at 1-1. But that would be as close as the team from River Forest would get, as the Hawks scored the next 9 goals of the quarter to take a 10-1 lead. 9 different Scarlet Hawks tallied goals in the opening quarter, including Diego Sosa with a pair of goals. 

Second Quarter (Illinois Tech 5 - CUC 0)
The Hawks would tally five more times in the second quarter, extending their goal-scoring streak to 14 in a row. Yano Porter had a pair of goals in the quarter, with Zane Handy, Sosa and Jonathan Vitale each scoring solo goals.

Third Quarter (Illinois Tech 1 - CUC 1)
After a high-scoring first half for the Scarlet Hawks, the two teams would play a low-scoring third quarter, with each team trading a goal. CUC's Henry Hayes tacked on a goal at 9:19 of the second quarter. Handy would score his third goal of the match with 1:57 remaining in the quarter to give the Scarlet Hawks a 16-2 lead.

Fourth Quarter (Illinois Tech 5 - CUC 0)
The final frame was another 5-0 run for the Scarlet Hawks, with Reed Tangeman, Sosa, Jonathan Vitale, Jeremy Kruse and Porter each scoring solo goals. 

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Zane Handy with 5 points on 3 goals and 2 assists, along with 2 ground balls.
• Yano Porter with 5 points on 4 goals and 1 assist.
• Reed Tangeman with 2 goals and 2 assists.
• Diego Sosa with 4 goals.
• Alexander Stokrp with 1 goal and 2 assists.
• Jonathan Vitale with 3 goals.
• Jaeger Breault with 2 assists and 4 ground balls.
• Micah Manookian and Altan Brown each with 4 ground balls.
• Ryan Littler with 4 saves and 5 ground balls for the win.

Cougars Watch

• Henry Hayes with 1 goal and 2 ground balls.
• Carter Jedras with 1 goal and 2 ground balls.
• Seba Miller with 3 ground balls.

Inside The Box Score

• Illinois Tech outshot CUC 54-11.
• Illinois Tech was 1-1 in man-up opportunities. The Cougars were 0-2.
• Illinois Tech held a 39-18 advantage in ground balls.
• CUC had 20 turnovers to 10 for Illinois Tech.
• The Scarlet Hawks were 15-16 on clear attempts; CUC was 3-11.

Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks return to Stuart Field on Saturday, April 20th, when they host MSOE at 1:00 PM in another important NACC matchup. The Hawks will look to extend their conference winning streak to six games.