MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Elmhurst University men's lacrosse team scored its seventh straight victory by defeating the Milwaukee School of Engineering 11-5 on the road.
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Elmhurst (7-2) led 4-1 at the end of the first half after a pair of goals apiece by
Ben Luke and
Parker O'Leary.
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Jake Grebe scored the sole goal of the third period to put the Bluejays up 5-1.Â
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The fourth quarter featured 10 goals between both squads.Â
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Sam Thompson tallied two goals for the Raiders, while John Kubicki and Tanner Whipps added one goal each in the final period.Â
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The six fourth quarter goals for the Bluejays featured a pair by Luke and
Marcus Yandall, whileÂ
Sante Dybowski and
Cullen Nordeman chipped in one goal apiece to secure the seventh straight Bluejay victory.Â
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MSOE (4-2) turned the ball over 30 times compared to the Bluejays 11, but the Raiders picked up 45 groundballs to Elmhurst's 42.Â
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O'Leary grabbed a team-high five groundballs and
Trent Nyberg,
Ryan Camarata and
David Castaneda each caused three turnovers in the win.Â
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Luke powered Elmhurst's offense with four goals while O'Leary and Yandall totaled three points each on two goals and an assist. Grebe added three points on a goal and two assists.Â
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The Raiders won an impressive 17-of-20 faceoff attempts with Herred Willhelm going 12-of-15 and Kubicki finishing 5-of-5. Willhelm also picked up a game-high 10 groundballs.
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Sean Finneran totaled 27 saves for MSOE, while
Noah Mickelson earned the win for Elmhurst with 15 saves.
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The Bluejays finish up their three-game road trip on Wednesday, March 30, playing at Calvin University at 4:00 p.m.
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