Holland, Mich. —Men's Lacrosse dropped a midweek road matchup to Hope College 13-2  on Wednesday.   The Scarlet Hawks are now 0-6 for the season, while Hope remains unbeaten at 5-0.

How It Happened

Illinois Tech started strong with Duwayne Aikins winning the opening faceoff, but were unable to turn it into an early goal. Hope's Weston Godbold kicked off the scoring at 10:09, followed by a goal from Preston Hoexum at 9:13, assisted by Godbold. Elliott Heethuis and Gibson Heethuis followed up with goals at 6:40 and 4:56. Jack Zuiderveen wrapped up the quarter with a goal at 00:09, putting Hope up 5-0. Ryan Littler's saves kept Illinois Tech in the fight.

The second quarter saw Connor Montgomery find the net for Illinois Tech at 11:29, his sixth goal of the season, narrowing the gap to 5-1. Hope responded quickly, with goals from Jack Zuiderveen at 08:42 and Andon Rieger at 04:08, followed by another from Zuiderveen at 00:27. A late goal by Preston Hoexum at 00:19 extended Hope's lead to 9-1.

In the third quarter, Hope kept up the pressure, with Ben Torrence scoring at 13:28 and Jack McNamara adding another at 6:16, both assisted by Gibson Heethuis. John Foster found the net at 4:25, making it 12-1.

The Scarlet Hawks got on the board again in the fourth quarter with a man-up goal from Diego Sosa at 13:02, assisted by Connor Montgomery. Hope answered back with Jackson Arnold's goal at 1:59, sealing their 13-2 victory. 

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

Ryan Littler
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- 18 saves

Connor Montgomery
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- 1 goal
- 1 assist
- 1 shot on goal

Duwayne Aikins
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- 8 faceoffs won


Hope Top Performers

Gibson Heethuis
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- 1 goal
- 5 assists
- 4 shots

Jack Zuiderveen
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- 3 goals
- 10 shots
- 5 shots on goal

Preston Hoexum
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- 2 goals
- 1 assist
- 8 shots

Elliott Heethuis
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- 1 goal
- 1 game-winning goal
- 1 shot

Weston Godbold
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- 1 goal
- 1 assist
- 3 shots on goal

Game Notes:
- Illinois Tech is now 0-5 lifetime against Hope.
- Bodey Goertzen - Season-high 4 ground balls.
- Victor Bivona - Season-high 7 ground balls.

Up Next
Illinois Tech travels to Beloit, Wisconsin, to take on Beloit College. The game is set for Wednesday, March 18 at 7 p.m.