Mequon, Wis. - A close score first half for the Illinois Tech men's lacrosse team that saw the Scarlet Hawks pull within one goal of host Concordia Wisconsin with 6:37 remaining was quickly negated by the Falcons, as they scored three consecutive goals to close out the first half en route to their 19-8 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference tournament semi final victory Tuesday afternoon.  The Hawks finish their season at 8-8 overall, while the number two seed Falcons improve to 13-5 overall, and advance to the NACC men's lacrosse championship match Saturday afternoon against Aurora.

The Falcons used several scoring runs to secure the victory, scoring four consecutive goals twice, a three goal run, and seven consecutive goals in the final quarter to put the game out of reach.

The Scarlet Hawks did make a run in the first half. After spotting the Falcons a 4-1 lead, the Hawks scored three of the next four goals to pull within one goal at 5-4, with Yano Porter netting a pair of goals and Diego Sosa the other. But Concordia Wisconsin countered by scoring four straight goals to boost their lead to 9-4, and they held ground the remainder of the way.

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Reed Tangeman with 3 points on 2 goals and 1 assist, along with 2 ground balls.
• Yano Porter with a pair of goals.
• Jackson Brass with two goals and 3 ground balls.
• Henry Rankin with 3 ground balls and 4 caused turnovers.
• Kaleb Austgen with 4 ground balls and 1 caused turnover.
• Seamus Kinealy with 2 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers.

Falcons Watch

• Parker Beaudry tallied 7 points with 5 goals and 2 assists, along with 3 ground balls.
• Max Espisito with 7 points on 4 goals and 3 assists.
• Gio Nowotarski with 3 goals and 1 assist.
• Jaxon Hill with 16 ground balls.
• Zach Wilder with 3 ground balls and 3 caused turnovers.

Season Wrap-Up

The Scarlet Hawks conclude their 2024 season with a record of 8-8 overall, finishing in third place in the NACC with a record of 6-2. The team has made the NACC postseason tournament in back-to-back seasons.

Reed Tangeman paced the Hawks in scoring with 45 points on the strength of 29 goals and 16 assists. Diego Sosa followed with 40 points on 31 goals and 9 assists. Jackson Brass was third in team scoring with 39 points, with a team-leading 32 goals to go along with 7 assists. Yano Porter was fourth in scoring with 33 points on 21 goals and 12 assists.



(from left: Reed Tangeman, Diego Sosa, Jackson Brass and Yano Porter)

On the defensive side of the ball, goalkeeper Kyle Johnson finished with a .560 save percentage and 11.09 goals against average. Departing seniors Henry Rankin and Seamus Kinealy paced the Scarlet Hawks with 27 and 21 caused turnovers, respectively. Altan Brown led the defense corps with 45 ground balls to go with his 13 caused turnovers.











(from left: Kyle Johnson, Henry Rankin, Seamus Kinealy and Altan Brown.