Box Score Appleton, Wis. — Illinois Tech Men's Lacrosse (3-7, 3-1) powered through for a 10-5 win over Lawrence University (5-5, 2-3) on Saturday at the Banta Bowl. With a tenacious defense forcing 19 turnovers, the Scarlet Hawks soared to victory. Illinois Tech holds a 3-7 overall record and boasts a 3-1 standing in conference play, while Lawrence sits at 5-5 overall with a 2-3 conference record.
How It Happened
The game kicked off with Lawrence winning the opening face off and taking an early lead. Henry Fischer netted the first goal for Lawrence at 8:36, followed by a strike from Brody Herr at 6:07. Illinois Tech fired back with a goal from
Will Von Eyser, assisted by
Colin Markoski, at 2:09, tightening the score to 2-1. However, Lawrence ended the quarter with Herr's last-second goal, making it 3-1.
By halftime, Illinois Tech had clawed back to tie the game 3-3.
Diego Sosa scored at 11:55, thanks to a setup from
Altan Brown, capitalizing on a clear attempt. At 00:21,
Kevin Konopacki found the net off a pass from Sosa, leveling the score. The Scarlet Hawks' defense, led by
Ryan Littler, held strong with multiple key saves, including stops against Eamon Tegenfeldt-Pfo and Fischer.
The third quarter was action-packed as Illinois Tech pulled ahead.
Connor Montgomery opened with a goal at 14:00. Lawrence's Judah Goehring, assisted by Robbie Spielmann, equalized at 10:22. Montgomery put Illinois Tech back on top with a goal at 6:20, and Konopacki added a man-down goal at 3:39, pushing the lead to 6-4.
In the final quarter, the Scarlet Hawks dominated. Montgomery scored again at 14:11. Sosa further extended the lead with help from
Canyon Kuchel at 10:32, and Von Eyser added another, bringing it to 9-4. Sosa wrapped up Illinois Tech's scoring at 2:22. Herr managed a late goal for Lawrence at 1:36, but the Scarlet Hawks controlled the quarter throughout, aided by
Duwayne Aikins' strong face off performance.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Diego Sosa
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- 3 goals
- 1 assist
- 10 shots
Connor Montgomery
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- 3 goals
- 12 shots
- 4 shots on goal
Kevin Konopacki
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- 2 goals
- 1 game-winning goal
- 5 shots
Ryan Littler
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- 9 saves
- 5 goals against
- 27 shots faced
Duwayne Aikins
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- 10 faceoffs won
Lawrence Top Performers
Brody Herr
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- 3 goals
- 10 shots
- 4 shots on goal
Gavin Reiter
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- 10 saves
- 42 shots faced
Henry Fischer
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- 1 goal
- 4 shots on goal
Judah Goehring
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- 1 goal
- 3 shots on goal
Game Notes:
- Illinois Tech fired off 42 shots, significantly outpacing their season average of 30.33.
Up Next
Illinois Tech will take on Milwaukee School of Engineering at Stuart Field in Chicago, Illinois. The game is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1 at 7 p.m.
